Compatibility studies among different microbial pesticides commonly used for foliar application
B Nandini and C Srinivas
The present investigation was carried out on compatibility between different microbial pesticides through Dual culture technique and Pot culture assays. In dual culture, the percent inhibition of radial growth of B. bassiana in treatment B. bassiana + P. florescens and B. bassiana + L. lecanii was found to be the 30.41 and 27.34 percent respectively, whereas, the percent inhibition of radial growth of L. lecanii in treatment L. lecanii + P. florescens was found to be 20.29 percent after 9 days after inoculation. In pot culture assay, B. bassiana in combination with L. lecanii was found to be most effective against Spodoptera litura, which recorded siginificantly lowest foliar damage of 14.43 percent compared to using alone B. bassiana with 15.06 percent foliar damage.
B Nandini, C Srinivas. Compatibility studies among different microbial pesticides commonly used for foliar application. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(3):1304-1309.