Table 1.
Commercial entomopathogenic fungi used and their respective target pests as per product label.
| Commercial Name and Manufacturer | ACTIVE Ingredient | Experimental Name | Batch Concentration |
Target Pest Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metarril WP E9 Koppert SA (Pty) (Falcon Ln, Lanseria, 1739, South Africa) |
Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok., strain E9 | MET-WP | 2.00 × 109
conidia/g |
Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stål) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) |
| Real Metarhizium 69 Real IPM (SA) Ltd. (Grabouw, 7160, South Africa) |
Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok., strain ICIPE 69 | MET-ES | 3.23 × 109
conidia/mL |
Fruit flies (Diptera) Mealybug (Hemiptera) Weevils (Coleoptera) Thrips (Thysanoptera) Whiteflies (Hemiptera) |
| Eco-Bb® Plant Health Products (Pty) (Nottingham Road, 3280, South Africa) |
Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill., strain R444 | BB-WP | 2.20 × 109
conidia/g |
Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Tetranychus spp. (Acari: Tetranychidae) Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Whiteflies (Hemiptera) |
| Real Beauveria Real IPM (SA) Ltd. (Grabouw, 7160, South Africa) |
Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill., strain BB02 | BB-ES | 2.74 × 107
conidia/mL |
Thrips (Thysanoptera) |