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Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana as Bio-control Agent Against Sugarcane White Grubs in Bangladesh

Md. Ataur Rahman*,
Md. Ataur Rahman*,

*Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh. Email: [email protected]

Md.Nuray Alam Siddiquee,
Md.Nuray Alam Siddiquee,

Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh.

Md. Shafiqul Islam,
Md. Shafiqul Islam,

Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh.

Md. Elmur Reza
Md. Elmur Reza

Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh.

and Monowara Begum
Monowara Begum

Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh.


Received: 25 March, 2021 || Accepted: 26 April, 2021 || Published: 30 April, 2021

Article info

Received: 25 March, 2021

Accepted: 26 April, 2021

Published: 30 April, 2021

Available in online: 30 April, 2021

 

*Corresponding author:

[email protected]

Abstract

The study was conducted at Regional sugarcrop research station, Thakurgaon during the cropping season of 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 with a view to find out the effective bio-insecticides against white grubs, Holotrichia seticollis in sugarcane cultivation. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications and comprised of seven treatments. Cropping season 2013-14, the highest efficacy 45.86% was observed in T4 (42.41%) and the lowest 24.25% efficacy was found in T1. Cropping season 2014-15, the highest efficacy 41.28% was observed in T6 (41.26%) and the lowest 16.57% efficacy was found in T1. Cropping season 2015-16, the highest efficacy 50.41% was observed in T3 followed by T6 (48.36%) and the lowest 19.11% efficacy was found in T1. In case of Brix% increase over control, the highest 18.14% increase was found in T3 followed by T6 13.78% and the lowest 9.47% was found in T4. Yield increase over control, the highest yield increase 48.83% was found in T6 followed by T3 which was 47.36% and the lowest 30.89% yield increase was found in T1. Among the two bio-pesticides viz., Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana @ 5.0 kg ha-1 were provided effective control against sugarcane white grubs.

Keywords: Bio-insecticides, Metarhizium anisoplia, Beauveria bassiana and sugarcane white grub.

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