In-vitro pathogenicity of Akanthomyces lecanii and Metarhizium anisopliae against the aphid Aphis craccivora
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Abstract
Aphis craccivora is a serious pest of cowpea worldwide and responsible for low crop yields. Entomopathogenic fungi offer environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional synthetic pesticides. In the present study, the biological control potential of Akanthomyces lecanii and Metarhizium anisopliae against cowpea aphid was evaluated under laboratory conditions. These fungi were used in the laboratory bioassays: Conidial suspensions with different concentrations of spores of each isolate were sprayed on filter-paper discs on which bean leaves were placed as food for the insects. Aphid mortality was observed and recorded for 10 days. The concentration of 1x108 conidia/ml was high enough to cause insect mortality in all the isolates tested while the control mortality was 10%. This study confirms the potential of using the indigenous fungi as biological control agents against the cowpea aphids even at low concentrations.
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