During 2014-2015, a survey was carried out to determine the natural enemies of the sugar beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), in the Mashhad region, of northeastern Iran. Through extensive sampling, different larval ...

The entomopathogenic fungi are widely used as a biocontrol agent against many insect pests. In the present study,
strains of Metarhizium were isolated and identified from Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. The taxonomic identity of...

. maydis than to M. dirhodum. The LT50 and R0 decreased as the conidial concentration increased. This is the first study to demonstrate the susceptibility of S. maydis to the entomopathogenic fungi. The present study suggests that L. longisporum has high...