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Title: FIRST REPORT OF THE FUNGAL ENTOMOPATHOGEN PAECILOMYCES IN NORWAY

Author
item MERCADIER, G. - USDA EBCL (FRANCE)
item SAETHRE, M. - NORWEGIAN CROP RES INST
item Vega, Fernando

Submitted to: Journal of Applied Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/12/2003
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: The codling moth is one of the most important pests of apples and pears throughout the world, and has developed resistance to insecticides. A search for natural enemies of the codling moth was conducted in Norway in an attempt to find potential biological control agents. The fungal entomopathogen Paecilomyces farinosus was isolated from insect collected in 9 locations. This is the first report for the genus Paecilomyces in Norway. Future work using this fungal biocontrol agent will determine its optimum temperature and effectiveness at controlling the codling moth.

Technical Abstract: The fungal entomopathogen Paecilomyces farinosus was isolated from overwintering codling moths in 9 locations in Norway. The fungal strains have been deposited in fungal collections in Norway and France, and future work will determine the virulence of some of these strains against codling moth.