Fungus diseases contribute in controlling scale insects, whiteflies, aphids, wireworms and grasshoppers.
Examples are:
- Cordyceps sp. is pathogenic to the larvae of rice stem borer.
- Eutomophthora sphaerosperma parasitizes grasshoppers, leaf hoppers, aphides,pysllids, etc.
- Empusa gryllia Fres. parasitizes grasshoppers.
- Empusa aphidis Hoff attacks aphids.
- Empusa plusiae parasitizes noctuid larvae.
- Metarrhizus anisopliae Sorokin, parasitizes white grubs. wireworms. cutworms. etc.
- Empusa muscae Cohn attacks flies.
- Cephalosporium aphidicola is pathogenic to cabbage aphids. tobacco aphids. cotton
- aphids, etc.
- Acrostalagmus aphidum Oud. attacks white flies and scale insects.
- Entomophathorafumosa Speare attacks white flies.
- Verticillum lecanii controls aphids, whiteflies and thrips.
Key Reference : Insects and Pests Management by Ali Asghar Hashmi
