Abstract :
Globally, many technologies have been developed for managing the most noxious pests - the insects that limit agricultural production, of which, many have been forsaken. Today, research converges to biological control by virtue of the effectiveness of the bio agents and their safety to non-targets and environment. The naturally existing and disease causing microbes of insects are applauded as important biocontrolagents world over and research is spinning ahead for exploiting their potential. Soil and insect cadavers present in natural ecosystems are rich sources of entomopathogenic fungi (Ignoffo et al., 1978). The present report focused on the isolation and identification of indigenous strains of entomopathogenic fungi from rice ecosystem.
Keyword :
indigenous strains, entomopathogenic fungi, rice ecosystems, using mycosed, cadavers, galleria bait method