The pathogenicity of the spores of Paecilomyces cicadae on Plutella xylostella
Author of the article:LIU You-Gao;WANG Gen-E;LI Xiao-La;CHAI Yi-Qiu;JIN Yi-Wei
Author's Workplace：Institute of Subtropical Crops of Zhejiang, Wenzhou 325005, China
Key Words：Plutella xylostella;Paecilomyces cicadae;pathogenicity;death rate;fungus pesticide
Abstract：Treating the larva of Plutella xylostella (L.) with the spores of Paecilomyces cicadae can parasitize the larvae and pupae of P.xylostella and cause them death. The highest death rate was 96.55% in laboratory. We got 75.86% death rate