Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi against Coffee Antestia Bug, (Antestiopsis Intricate) Under Laboratory Condition at Jimma
Tamiru Shimales*, Belay Abate, Sisay Kidanu, Demelash Tefari
Citation :Tamiru Shimales, Belay Abate, Sisay Kidanu, Demelash Tefari, Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi against Coffee Antestia Bug, (Antestiopsis Intricate) Under Laboratory Condition at Jimma International Journal of Research Studies in Biosciences 2017,5(11) : 26-30.
Coffee is an evergreen perennial crop grown in ecosystems, which favors insect pest to survive from year to year. Antestiopsis intricate is the number one coffee insect pest in Ethiopia and highly reduce the yield and coffee quality. The uses of bio-control agents are considered suitable alternatives to the use of chemical pesticides and the current demand for biological control products. As alternative antestia bug control two entomopathenic fungi was evaluated to know the effectiveness of these bio-control agents against this pest under laboratory condition. Greater than 65% mean mortality of antestia bugs were recorded by all tested isolates with both concentrations.