Pathogenicity of some commercial formulations of entomopathogenic fungi on the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Pathogenicity of some commercial formulations of entomopathogenic fungi on the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Abstract The tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a major threat to tomato production in Rwanda. Laboratory bioassays were conducted to evaluate some commercial entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) formulations on T. absoluta larvae. The larvae, inside the leaf galleries...

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Main Authors: Assinapol Ndereyimana, Samuel Nyalala, Patrick Murerwa, Svetlana Gaidashova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Tuta absoluta
Entomopathogenic fungi
Beauveria bassiana
Metarhizium anisopliae
Biological control
Rwanda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-019-0184-y

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