Plant Protection Science (2022) 58, 264-268

Barna Putnoky-Csicsó, Ferenc Tóth, János Bálint, Endre Kentelky, Klára Benedek, Ciprian George Fora, Imre-István Nyárádi and Adalbert Balog (2022)
Entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (strain NCAIM 362) effects on soil inhabiting Melolontha melolontha (Coleoptera) and Duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera) larvae in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)
Plant Protection Science 58 (3), 264-268
Abstract: The functional role of the insect pathogen fungus Metarhizium anisopliae strain NCAIM 362 against the white grub cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) larvae and southern European marshland pyralid (Duponchelia fovealis) larvae in a sweet potato cultivation was tested under greenhouse conditions. As a positive control, the effect of the same strain of M. anisopliae were compared with the effect of the synthetic insecticide alpha-cypermethrin. According to the results, alpha-cypermethrin was more effective against both the Coleoptera and Lepidoptera larvae, a lower number of surviving individuals as well as less damaged tubers were detected after the chemical treatment, compared with M. anisopliae.
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Database assignments for author(s): János Bálint, Adalbert Balog

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Melolontha melolontha	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
	Duponchelia fovealis	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Metarhizium anisopliae (entomopathogen)	Melolontha melolontha	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)