Development of <em>Metarhizium anisopliae</em> as a Mycoinsecticide: From Isolation to Field Performance

Santosh G. Tupe; Ejaj K. Pathan; Mukund V. Deshpande

doi:10.3791/55272

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Development of Metarhizium anisopliae as a Mycoinsecticide: From Isolation to Field Performance

Development of Metarhizium anisopliae as a Mycoinsecticide: From Isolation to Field Performance

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July 30, 2017

DOI: 10.3791/55272-v

Santosh G. Tupe¹, Ejaj K. Pathan¹, Mukund V. Deshpande¹

¹Biochemical Sciences Division,CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory

Here, we report the different stages involved in the knowledge-based development of an effective mycoinsecticide, including the isolation, identification, screening, and selection of the "best-fit" entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, for the control of insect pests in agriculture.

None judicious use of synthetic pesticides is a continuous threat to the environment and human health. Biocontrol using bacteria, viruses, and fungi is a suitable alternative to control different insect pests in agriculture. Unlike bacteria and viruses, insect pathogen fungi, they are effective by contact.

Metarhizium species is one of the most effective insect pathogen fungi. It is known to attack more than 200 insect pest species. We have developed a mycoinsecticide using spores of indigenous Metarhizium isolates.

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