Table 1 Entomopathogenic microorganisms in crops and their host as potential target for pest management. Source: Klein (1990), Desphande (1999), Okano et al. (2006), van Oers and Flak (2007), Dara (2017)
From: Entomopathogenic microorganisms: their role in insect pest management
Entomopathogenic group | Entomopathogen species | Target pest as host |
|---|---|---|
Bacteria | Paenibacillus popilliae | Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica |
Bacillus sphaericus | Diptera | |
Bacillus popillae | Coleoptera | |
Bacillus thuringenesis kurstaki | Lepidoptera | |
Bacillus thuringenesis israelenis | Diptera | |
Bacillus thuringenesis tenebrionsis | Coleoptera | |
Bacillus thuringenesis aizawai | Lepidoptera | |
Viruses | Nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV): | Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera |
Hyposidra talaca npv | ||
Helicoverpa zea NPV | ||
Spodoptera exigua NPV | ||
Granulovirus (GV): | Lepidoptera | |
Cydia pomonella Granulovirus (CpGV) | ||
Fungi | Poecilomyces lilacinus | Plant–parasitic nematodes |
Verticillium lecanii | One or more pests of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Acarina, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Thysanoptera, etc | |
Lecanicillium longiosporun | ||
Lecanicillium lecanii | ||
Metarhizium brunneum | ||
Metarhizium anisopliae | ||
Entomophthora muscae | ||
Hirsutella thompsonii | ||
Beauveria bassiana | ||
Nomuraea rileyi | ||
Isaria fumosorosea | ||
Neozygites fresenii | ||
Nematodes | Heterorhabditis heliothidis | Several orders of soilborne pests |
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora | ||
Steinernema feltiae | ||
Steinernema carpocapsae |