Metarhizium anisopliae is a very useful biological control.
It is used as an insecticide against white grubs and termites, grasshoppers, plant hoppers, aphids, bugs and beetles, etc. against about 300 insect species.
It is very important to have the necessary moisture in the field before its use.
Spores of this fungus germinate on the body of the insect in sufficient moisture.
This fundus eats the insect’s body.
It is used to treat the soil in combination with cow dung manure.
It can also be used as spraying in standing crops.
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