Performance of #Metarhizium anisopliae#-treated foam in combination with #Phytoseiulus longipes# Evans against #Tetranychus evansi# Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Azandémè-Hounmalon Y.G., Maniania N.K., Niassy S., Fellous S., Kreiter S., Deletre E., Fiaboe K.K.M., Martin T.
2018

BACKGROUND: Tetranychus evansi (Te) is an exotic pest of solanaceous crops in Africa. The predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes (Pl) and the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Ma) are potential biocontrol agents of Te. The present study investigated the efficacy of fungus?treated foam placed above or below the third Te?infested tomato leaf. The persistence of fungus?treated foam and the performance of ...

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