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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.)

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  • Barna Putnoky-Csicsó

    (Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Targu Mures/Corunca, Romania
    Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Ferenc Tóth

    (Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • János Bálint

    (Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Targu Mures/Corunca, Romania)

  • Endre Kentelky

    (Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Targu Mures/Corunca, Romania)

  • Klára Benedek

    (Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Targu Mures/Corunca, Romania)

  • Ciprian George Fora

    (Faculty of Horticulture and Forestry, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania)

  • Imre-István Nyárádi

    (Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Targu Mures/Corunca, Romania)

  • Adalbert Balog

    (Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Targu Mures/Corunca, Romania)

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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  • Barna Putnoky-Csicsó & Ferenc Tóth & János Bálint & Endre Kentelky & Klára Benedek & Ciprian George Fora & Imre-István Nyárádi & 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 b," Plant Protection Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 58(3), pages 264-268.
  • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpps:v:58:y:2022:i:3:id:2-2022-pps
    DOI: 10.17221/2/2022-PPS
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