The present study deals with the side effect of four entomopathogenic fungi EPF, Metarhizium anisoplia (Metchnikoff), Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo), Paceliomyces fumosoroseus(Vassiljevsky) and Cladosporium cladosporiodes (Fresen), which used mainly against insect pests spider mites, on phytoseiid predatory mite, Cydnoseius negevi(Swirski Amitai) in laboratory.  Spore suspensions LC50 (1x106=106 ...

Abstract Background The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a widely distributed plant-feeding pest that causes significant yield losses in wide range of crops. Newly developed or improved environmentally friendly biocontrol agents serve as an alternative to traditional control tools. Experiment the effects 2 local fungal isolates Beauveria bassiana (B...