Table 11.2
List of insect pest on fruit trees, forests and riparian area pests which considered as target of EPFs research in Iran
Order
Family
Species
Cultivation
Susceptibility
stage to EPF
EPN species (isolate)
recommended
References
Tortrididae
Cydia
pomonella
Apple trees
Egg
Metarhizium anisopliae
(M14)
Ghasemi et al.
(Unpublished)
Tortrididae
Cydia
pomonella
Apple trees
Egg
Beauveria bassiana
(Fashand isolate)
Ghasemi et al.
(Unpublished)
Cerambycidae
Aelosthes sarta
Poplar (Populous nigra)
Larval stage
Beauveria bassiana
(PTCC5197)
Farashiani et al.
(2008)
Arctiidae
Hyphantria
cunea
Boxelder (Acer negundo),
Mulberry (Morus alba)
–
Beauveria bassiana
(ETU105)
Zibaee et al. (2013)
Chrysomelidae Xanthogaleruca
luteola
Ulmus
spp.
Adult
Metarhizium anisopliae,
Beauveria bassiana
Ebrahimifar et al.
(2016)
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae
Polyphylla
adspersa
–
Third instar
Metarhizium reobertsii
(FUM04, FUM05)
Sargazi et al.
(Unpublished)
Hemiptera Coccidae
Pulvinaria
aurantii
Citrus
First instar
Verticillium lecanii
Mirabzadeh et al.
(2000b)
Aphalaridae
Agonoscena
pistaciae
Pistachio
Fifth instar
Beauveria bassiana
(DEBI008)
Alizadeh et al.
(2007)
Coccidae
Pulvinaria
aurantii
Citrus
First instar
Akanthomyces muscarius
Aghajanzadeh and
Taheri (2018)
Pseudococcidae Planococcus
ficus
Grape, Fig, Apple, Citrus
Adult, Second
instar
Beauveria bassiana
(FUM02)
Amiri Karizkani
et al. (2017)
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