Control of pests on eggplant and kidney bean plants using a Beauveria bassiana formulation

Abstract

I investigated the effects of a Beauveria bassiana spray, used at intervals of three times weekly, for pest control in a greenhouse growing eggplant and kidney bean. The control effects of Bemisia tabaci Q-biotype, Tetranychus kanzawai, Myzus persicae, and powdery mildew on eggplant were assessed. Meanwhile, the insecticidal effects of B. tabaci Q-biotype, T. urticae, and T. kanzawai were assessed on the kidney beans. The direct effects of spraying the B. bassiana formulation on parasitoid wasp mummies of B. tabaci and predatory mites of Tetranychus spp. were not found in the kidney bean.