BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF TERMSA INSECT Microceroterms diversus BY USING SOME ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of isolates entomopathogenic fungi: five isolates of Beauveria bassiana, Verticillium lecani, Paecilomyces Sp. as biocontrol agents of termites Microceroterms diversus under laboratory and field condition. Labortory and field results indicated that the all entomopathologenic fungi showd highly effective in percentage of killing compared with control treatment, isolate Bb1, Bb6 showd highly percentage of killing 100% in laboratory and field trials after 10, 30 days after treatment respectively compared with the other fungal isolates.