How to cite this article:
Vasanthi, P., Raviprasad, T.N., Nagesh, M. and Nikhita, K. 2014. Distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi in cashew ecosystem. Journal of Biopesticides, 7, 42-46.
A Survey wasconducted in the cashew plantations of the Directorate of Cashew Research and
Karnataka CashewDevelopment Corporation at Puttur, Karnataka to observe the presence of entomopathogenicnematodes and fungi which could be potent natural enemies of cashew stem and rootborer, Plocaederus species. Entomopathogenic nematodes were obtained bybaiting them from soil samples using Galleria mellonella larvae. Out ofthe 110 soil samples collected from various cashew plantations, 10 soil samplesindicated the existence of nematodes, which was noticed by the mortality of waxmoth larvae due to infection. These entomopathogenic nematodes were identified byutilizing currently available molecular tools, four isolates matched with Heterorhabditisbacteriophora and two with Steinernema abbasi. The resultsrevealed that, field collected fungus, was pathogenic to laboratory rearedlarvae of cashew stem and root borers and was identified as Metarhiziumanisopliae (Metsh).
How to cite this article:
Vasanthi, P., Raviprasad, T.N., Nagesh, M. and Nikhita, K. 2014. Distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi in cashew ecosystem. Journal of Biopesticides, 7, 42-46.
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