Entomophthorales fungi Zygomycetes pathogens of `aphids Hemiptera Aphididae associated with cereal crops in Argentina

MANFRINO,R.G., LOPEZ LASTRA, C.C. AND C. SALTO

Buenos Aires

Congreso; 45 Annual Meeting of the SIP . 2012 International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control; 2012

Society for Invertbrate Pathology

The aphids represent for cereal production in Argentina one of the main issues of economic loss. Control of aphids has been done predomnantly by using chemical insecticides . However this practices has caused problems for the environment , human health and some species of aphids have developed resistance to insecticides . As natural enemies of aphids Entomophthoralean fungi have been found to be important feactors in the field. The overall objective of this study wa to do a survey and identification of entomopthoralean fungi species pathogenic to aphids in cereal crops.