Ouguas, Y., Cherkaoui, B., Bouchtalla, A., Chakhmani, A., & Ilham, M. 2022 Larvicidal effect of three entomopathogenic fungi on the carmine scale of the prickly pear. Acta Horticulturae DOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1349.27

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biological control

entomopathogenic fungi

Notes: Entomopathogenic fungi, which can act additively or synergistically, are among the interesting biological tools to control D. opuntiae. Our research consisted of studying the effect of three entomopathogenic fungi: Ulocladium spp. (CT 1), Alternaria spp. (CT2) and Stemphylium spp. (CET2) against the D. opuntiae first and the second larval instars (L1 and L2) in controlled laboratory conditions.