Evaluation of key parameters for developing a Metarhizium rileyi-based biopesticide against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize: laboratory, greenhouse, and field trials.
Marcos FariaDaniela Aguiar SouzaMarcio Martinello SanchesFrancisco Guilherme Vergolino SchmidtCharles Martins de OliveiraNorton Polo BenitoRogerio Biaggioni LopesPublished in: Pest management science (2021)
Optimizing exposure of S. frugiperda larvae to an inoculum of virulent entomopathogens through directed applications to maize whorls is critical to produce satisfactory mortality levels and is promising for integrated pest management.