NEW RECORDS OF SOME ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI FROM IRAN

Authors

  • M. ABAII Agricultural Entomology Res. Dept., Plant Pests & Diseases Res. Inst. P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran
  • M. GHAZAVI Agricultural Entomology Res. Dept., Plant Pests & Diseases Res. Inst. P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran
  • S. ZANGENEH Dept. of Botany, Plant Pests & Diseases Res. Inst., P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran
Abstract:

Examining dead insects from different locations in Mazandaran, Gilan and TehranProvinces, specimens with fungal outgrowth were selected for further investigations. After isolation and purification of fungi they were identified as follows:Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch*On Coccinella septempunctata, Tehran Prov., Varamin, Ghara-Aghaj mountains, M.H. Ghassemi (IRAN 1025 C). Paecilomyces tenuipes (Peck) Samson*On larvae and pupae of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.), Golestan Prov., Kordkuy, S. Zangeneh & M. Ghazavi (IRAN 1019 C). Nomuraea rileyi (Farl.) Samson* On a lasiocampid larva, Mazandaran Prov., 5 km south of Amol, S. Zangeneh & M. Ghazavi (IRAN 1020 C). Paecilomyces lilacinus (Thom) Samson** On larvae of gypsy moth, Gilan Prov., Safrabasteh forest, M. Abaii (IRAN 1026 C). * Correspopnding author On adult sunnpests (Eurygaster integriceps Put.), Khuzistan Prov., Izeh, Doshalvaran, J. Mohaghegh. Paecilomyces farinosus (Holm. ex S.F. Gray) Brown & Smith isolated from adult sunnpests, Tehran Prov., Varamin, Ghara-Aghaj mountains, M.H. Ghassemi (IRAN 1027 C). Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin isolatedfrom two adult coleopteran species Golestan Prov., Kordkooy, S. Zangeneh & M. Ghazavi (IRAN 1028 C). Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikof) Sorokin isolated from a long-horned Beetle, Parandra caspica Men, Mazandaran Prov., Nur forest, M. Ghazavi (IRAN 1018 C).

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volume 6  issue 2

pages  119- 130

publication date 2006-02-20

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