Importance of Beauveria bassiana in crops

Beauveria bassiana
  • Beauveria Bassiana is a type of fungus which acts as a biological insecticide. 
  • It is used to control all types of pests in all crops.
  • Beauveria Bassiana  is used for the control of different types of Lepidoptera (such as gram pod borer, hairy caterpillar)  sucking pest, aphid, Jassid , white fly, termite and Mites etc.
  • It kills all the stages of insects like eggs, larvae, pupa, grubs and nymphs etc.
  • Beauveria Bassiana can be used as a spray because it works by eliminating the sucking pests and caterpillars sticking on the crop leaves.
  • It can also be used as soil treatment because it plays an important role in the control of soil borne insects present in the soil.
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Management of Gram Pod Borer in Soybean

  • For control of adult pests, use pheromone trap @ 3-4/acre.
  • First spray Profenofos 50% EC @ 300 ml/acre + Chlorpyrifos 20% EC @ 500 ml/acre.
  • Second Spray Profenofos 40%EC + Cypermethrin 4 %EC @ 400 ml/acre + Emamatin benzoate 5% SG @ 80-100 gm/acre Or .
  • Third spray Profenofos  300 ml/acre + Flonicamid 50% WG @ 100 gm/acre
  • Fourth spray Chlorantraniliprole 9.3% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.6% ZC @ 100 ml/acre or Thiodicarb 75% WP @ 250 gm/acre
  • Spray the Beauveria bassiana @ 1 liter or kg/acre as a biological treatment

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