Chinese Journal of Entomology (1995) 15, 295-304

Wen-Feng Hsiao and Yueh-Chiang Lin (1995)
[Effects of fungicides on the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana Bals.]
Chinese Journal of Entomology 15 (4), 295-304
Abstract: Eight fungicides commonly used in vegetables fields were evaluated in vitro for their effect on survival and growth of Beauveria bassiana Bals(Bb). Zineb, Iprodione, Metalaxyl+Mancozeb(MMC), Metalaxyl+copper oxychloride (MCO), Thiophenate methyl+Streptomycin(TMS), Propineb and Imazalil were detrimental to B. bassiana at the tested concentrations. Bupirimate exerted the least inhibition effect on the fungus yet it still showed slower growth than the fungus grown on the YPD plate. Zineb, Propineb, MMC, and Imazalil were fungicidal while Iprodione, MCO, TMS were fungistatic. Imazalil showed complete inhibition of Bb in liquid culture irrespective of the length of incorporating time. No colony was formed when Bb-MCO was mixed for 60 minutes or ore. The colony sizes of the remaining of Bb-fungicide mixtures increased over time. However, Bb colony size decreased with increasing time of mixing.
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(original language: Chinese)

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
resistance to pesticides

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Beauveria bassiana (entomopathogen)