Entomopathogenic fungi a promising biocontrol agent for Icerya seychellarum (homoptera: margarodidae) in Egypt [electronic resource].

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Seven fungal genera Alternaria infectoria, Aspergillus alliaceus, Beauveria bassiano, Cladosporium oxysporwn, Penicillium sp., Trichodenna sp. and Verticillium lecnii were isolated from the mealybug 1. seychellanlln cadaver. A. in{ectoria was the most frequently isolated fungus. The virulence fungi A. infectoria and B. bassiana on I. seychellarum were tested. The correlation between the fungal concentrations and the percentage of mortality was positive.

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