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VOL. 7, ISSUE 9 (2022)
in-vitro evaluation of wettable powder and liquid formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae against Tobacco leaf eating caterpillar, Spodoptera litura fab. (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
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G Venkatesh, M Senthil Kumar
Abstract
Spodoptera litura is a serious cosmopolitan pest with a wide host range of field as well as horticultural crops. In-vitro experiments were conducted at Department of entomology, Annamalai university to evaluate the efficacy of different concentration of commercial wettable powder and liquid formulations of entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae against S.litura by spray and leaf-dip method. Percentage of larval,pupal,adult mortality, pupal formation and adult emergence were evaluated.The results revealed that liquid formulation of M.anisopliae @ 1×1012 spores/ml by spray method resulted in higher larval mortality (52.50%), pupal and adult mortality (35%,12.50%), lower pupal formation and adult emergence (45.50%,12.50%) when compared to wettable powder formulations by spray& leaf dip method and liquid formulations by leaf dip method.
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Pages:108-111
How to cite this article:
G Venkatesh, M Senthil Kumar "<em>in-vitro </em>evaluation of wettable powder and liquid formulations of <em>Metarhizium anisopliae </em>against Tobacco leaf eating caterpillar, <em>Spodoptera litura</em> fab. (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 7, Issue 9, 2022, Pages 108-111
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