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UPCOMING ISSUE
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL
CONTROL
VOL 23 (2) JUNE
2009
Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
from rice fields and surrounding grasslands of Northern Iran. Hassan Ghahari, Wojciech
B. Jedryczkowski, Memi Kesdek, Hadi Ostovan and Mehrdad TabarI
Potentiality
of Plastanoxus westwoodi (Kieffer) (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) against the red flat
grain beetle Cryptolestes pusillus (Schon.) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). M. M. RAHMAN,
W. ISLAM and K. N. AHMED
Biometrics and
reproductive behaviour of Meteorus spilosomae sp. n. Narendran & Rema an important parasitoid of Spilosoma obliqua
Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), a pest of mulberry. B. MARIMADAIAH and M. GEETHA BAI
Impact of hyper parasitism on the dynamics of Apanteles
sp. (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) against rice skipper, Parnara guttata Bremer &
Grey in Anantnag, Kashmir. M. JAMAL AHMAD, S. BILAL AHMAD and ATHAR A. KHAN
Distribution and spreading pattern of sugarcane woolly aphid, Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner in sugarcane
fields. A. MALATHI, ZADDA KAVITHARAGHAVAN, C. VIJAYARAGHAVAN and R. BALAGURUNATHAN
Physical structures
of host plants affect predaceous thrips, Scolothrips longicornis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) preference behaviour. Neda Kheradpir, Mohammadreza Rezapanah, Karim Kamali and Yaghoub Fathipour
Identification of a virulent isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria
bassiana (Balsam) Vuill., its mass multiplication and formulation for development into a mycoinsecticide for management
of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). P. S.
Vimala Devi and Prashanth P. Hari
Management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) using its nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV)
formulations applied by different methods on tomato. A. MEHRVAR, R. J. RABINDRA, K. VEENAKUMARI and
G. B. NARABENCHI
Potential of liquid formulation of Verticillium lecanii against spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell. B. P. CHAVAN and J.
R. KADAM
Antagonistic
potential and molecular characterization of Trichoderma harzianum isolates against Sclerotium
rolfsii infecting tobacco. K. SIVA RAJU, C. CHANDRASEKHARA RAO and C. A. RAJU
Effect of organic amendments on the proliferation stability of Trichoderma harzianum and suppression of
Phytophthora meadii in cardamom soils in relation to soil microflora.
R. SUSEELA BHAI and Y. R. SARMA
Biological
control of Fusarium oxysporum
f. sp. lycopercici on tomato with some fungal antagonists. A. H. WANI, TASKEEN-UN-NISA and R. A. MIR
Management of turmeric rhizome-rot using eco-friendly biocontrol consortia. P. MUTHULAKSHMI and K. SAVEETHA
Eco-friendly
approaches for the management of grain discolouration in rice. R. AKILA and E. G. EBENEZAR
Effect of temperature on life cycle of entomopathogenic
nematodes, Steinernema abbasi and Heterorhabditis indica. B.
S. SUNANDA
Research Note
Record of Bracon (Habrobracon) hebetor Say (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) from the larvae of Helicoverpa
armigera (Hübner) in chickpea. HEM SAXENA and P. DURAIMURUGAN
First report
of hyperparasitoids of Anagyrus dactylopii (Howard) from India. K. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, A. KRISHNAMOORTHY and P. N. GANGA VISALAKSHY
Evaluation of delivery systems of Pseudomonas
fluorescens on the rhizosphere survival and management of fusarial wilt of tomato.
S. Usharani, d. johnchristopher
and a. sujaritha
Trichoderma harzianum controls red rot and influences multiplication of Epiricania melanoleuca an ecto-parasitoid of pyrilla
in sugarcane crop. VIJAI SINGH, S. K. AWASTHI, R.
K. TEWARI, D. C. RAJAK and B. B. JOSHI
VOLUME 23 (1),
2009 MARCH 2009
CONTENTS
Evaluation of two species of entomopathogenic fungi against white grub, Holotrichia consanguinea (Blanchard) infesting potato, Solanum tuberosum
(Linnaeus) in Maharashtra, India. M. S. KULYE and D.
S. POKHARKAR
Occurrence of fungi and other microorganisms in association with the coconut eriophyid mite in
Kerala. V. S. AMRITHA and S. PATHUMMAL BEEVI
Biological compatibility of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin isolate with different insecticides and
neem formulations commonly used in rice pest management. V. AMBETHGAR, M. SWAMIAPPAN, R. J. RABINDRA and R. RABINDRAN
Pathogenicity of Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson isolates against Spodoptera litura (Fabricius).
T. SONAI RAJAN and N. MUTHUKRISHNAN
Biointensive management of collar rot of groundnut
caused by Aspergillus niger. M. CHARITHA DEVI and R. D. PRASAD
Effect of organic amendments on the proliferation stability of Trichoderma harzianum and suppression of
Phytophthora meadii in cardamom soils in relation to soil microflora.
R. SUSEELA BHAI and Y. R. SARMA
Biocontrol Potential of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai and T. viride Pers. ex S.F. Gray for the Management of Wilt of Maize caused by Fusarium
verticilliodes (Nirenberg). G. SANGEETHA
Evaluation of biocontrol efficacy of Trichoderma
isolates and methods of its application on wilt of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)
caused by Fusarium solani (Mart) Sacc. M. K. NAIK, H. M. MADHUKAR, and G. S. DEVIKA RANI
Evaluation of
Aphytis melinus De Bach (Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae)
in citrus orchards as a biocontrol agent of black scale,
Parlatoria ziziphi (Craw) (Coccoidea: Diaspididae) in Egypt.
S. Abd-Rabou
Biodiversity of predaceous ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Kashmir.
A.
A. KHAN, F. A. ZAKI, Z. H. KHAN and R. A. MIR
Predation efficiency of five coccinellid beetles on Aphis craccivora Koch inflicting cowpea
under laboratory. K. I. SINGH, C. H. SINGH, M.
P. SINGH and M. K. GUPTA
Evaluation of some bioagents against mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Kaltenbach) (Homoptera: Aphididae) on single plant in field condition. Y. P. SINGH, H. P. MEGHWAL and S. P. SINGH
Biology and predatory potential of aphidophagous syrphids
on guava aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae). R. K. MURALI BASKARAN, S. SASIKUMAR, D. S. RAJAVEL
and K. SURESH
Key mortality factors of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) and Trichoplusia ni (Hübner) infesting cabbage.
D. D. Patait, S. S. Shetgar, A. G. Badgujar, S. S. DHURGUDE
and P. K. NALWANDIKAR
Influence of soil types on infectivity and persistence of indigenous isolates of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis
indica Poinar et al., (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) and Steinernema carpocapsae
Weiser (Nematoda: Steinernematidae). V. SHAKEELA and S. S. HUSSAINI
Research Note
Effect of combination of adjuvants on liquid formulations of Verticillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Viegas and its efficacy. B. P. CHAVAN
and J. R. KADAM
Bioefficacy of white muscardine fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo)
Vuillemin and entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis indica (Poinar) against rice blue beetle, Leptispa pygmaea
Baly. K. KARTHIKEYAN and SOSAMMA JACOB
In
vitro and in planta assays
for biological control of Fusarium root rot disease of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews). R. SUSEELA BHAI, B. REMYA, JITHYA DANESH and S. J. EAPEN
Bio intensive management against rhizome rot of ginger under field conditions. A. K. SINGH and R. K. S. TOMAR
Potential of Trichoderma spp. as biocontrol agents against pathogens
causing maydis leaf blight of maize (Zea mays L.). SANJEEV KUMAR, ARCHANA RANI and M. M. JHA
Biological control of green shileld scale Chlropulvinaria psidii (Maskell)
on red ginger Alpinia purpurata (Vieill) in India.
M. MANI, A. KRISHNAMOORTHY and T. JANAKIRAM
Evaluation of two species of entomopathogenic fungi against white grub, Holotrichia consanguinea (Blanchard) infesting potato, Solanum tuberosum
(Linnaeus) in Maharashtra, India.
M. S. KULYE and D. S. POKHARKAR
Occurrence of fungi and other microorganisms in association with the coconut eriophyid mite in
Kerala. V. S. AMRITHA and S. PATHUMMAL BEEVI
Biological compatibility of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin isolate with different insecticides and
neem formulations commonly used in rice pest management. V. AMBETHGAR, M. SWAMIAPPAN, R. J. RABINDRA and R. RABINDRAN
Pathogenicity of Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson isolates against Spodoptera litura (Fabricius).
T. SONAI RAJAN and N. MUTHUKRISHNAN
Biointensive management of collar rot of groundnut
caused by Aspergillus niger. M. CHARITHA DEVI and R. D. PRASAD
Effect of organic amendments on the proliferation stability of Trichoderma harzianum and suppression of
Phytophthora meadii in cardamom soils in relation to soil microflora.
R. SUSEELA BHAI and Y. R. SARMA
Biocontrol Potential of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai and T. viride Pers. ex S.F. Gray for the Management of Wilt of Maize caused by Fusarium
verticilliodes (Nirenberg). G. SANGEETHA
Evaluation of biocontrol efficacy of Trichoderma
isolates and methods of its application on wilt of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)
caused by Fusarium solani (Mart) Sacc. M. K. NAIK, H. M. MADHUKAR, and G. S. DEVIKA RANI
Evaluation of
Aphytis melinus De Bach (Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae)
in citrus orchards as a biocontrol agent of black scale,
Parlatoria ziziphi (Craw) (Coccoidea: Diaspididae) in Egypt.
S. Abd-Rabou
Biodiversity of predaceous ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Kashmir.
A.
A. KHAN, F. A. ZAKI, Z. H. KHAN and R. A. MIR
Predation efficiency of five coccinellid beetles on Aphis craccivora Koch inflicting cowpea
under laboratory. K. I. SINGH, C. H. SINGH, M.
P. SINGH and M. K. GUPTA
Evaluation of some bioagents against mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Kaltenbach) (Homoptera: Aphididae) on single plant in field condition. Y. P. SINGH, H. P. MEGHWAL and S. P. SINGH
Biology and predatory potential of aphidophagous syrphids
on guava aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae). R. K. MURALI BASKARAN, S. SASIKUMAR, D. S. RAJAVEL
and K. SURESH
Key mortality factors of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) and Trichoplusia ni (Hübner) infesting cabbage.
D. D. Patait, S. S. Shetgar, A. G. Badgujar, S. S. DHURGUDE
and P. K. NALWANDIKAR
Influence of soil types on infectivity and persistence of indigenous isolates of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis
indica Poinar et al., (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) and Steinernema carpocapsae
Weiser (Nematoda: Steinernematidae). V. SHAKEELA and S. S. HUSSAINI
Research Note
Effect of combination of adjuvants on liquid formulations of Verticillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Viegas and its efficacy. B. P. CHAVAN
and J. R. KADAM
Bioefficacy of white muscardine fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo)
Vuillemin and entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis indica (Poinar) against rice blue beetle, Leptispa pygmaea
Baly. K. KARTHIKEYAN and SOSAMMA JACOB
In
vitro and in planta assays
for biological control of Fusarium root rot disease of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews). R. SUSEELA BHAI, B. REMYA, JITHYA DANESH and S. J. EAPEN
Bio intensive management against rhizome rot of ginger under field conditions. A. K. SINGH and R. K. S. TOMAR
Potential of Trichoderma spp. as biocontrol agents against pathogens
causing maydis leaf blight of maize (Zea mays L.). SANJEEV KUMAR, ARCHANA RANI and M. M. JHA
Biological control of green shileld scale Chlropulvinaria psidii (Maskell)
on red ginger Alpinia purpurata (Vieill) in India.
M. MANI, A. KRISHNAMOORTHY and T. JANAKIRAM
Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes to sugarcane internode borer, Chilo sacchariphagus indicus Kapur (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). C. SANKARANARAYANAN, N. SOMASEKHAR, B. SINGARAVELU
and M. SHUNMUGASUNDARAM
Host range, pathogenicity and foraging behaviour of Heterorhabditis indica, Steinernema asiaticum and Steinernema siamkayai strains indigenous to Haryana. KUM KUM WALIA, H. K. BAJAJ, R. K. WALIA and S. N. NANDAL
Identification of endophytic bacteria in chickpea
(Cicer arietinum L.) and their effect on plant growth. R. RANGESHWARAN,
J. RAJ and P. SREERAMA KUMAR
Effect of carrier media on population fluctuation
of Trichoderma harzianum (MTCC
5179) in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) rhizosphere and their interaction
with soil microflora and fauna. M. C. SIBI, M. ANANDARAJ, S. J. EAPEN and S.DEVASAHAYAM
Effect of rhizobacteria on Phytophthora meadii, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vanillae and Colletotrichum vanillae infecting vanilla. R. SUSEELA BHAI and
A. KUMAR
Characterization of antagonistic potential of Trichoderma
spp. against some soil borne plant pathogens. SITANSU
PAN and SOMESHWAR BHAGAT
Compatibility of mutant isolates of Trichoderma
spp with agro chemicals. M. MADHAVI, C. PRAMOD
CHANDRA KUMAR, D. RAJARAM REDDY and T.V.K. SINGH
Variability
in production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes by Trichoderma spp. and induction of resistance in gram (Cicer
arientinum). SOMESHWAR BHAGAT and SITANSU PAN
Biological control of Alternaria solani, the causal agent of early blight of
tomato. P. KISHORE VARMA, S. K. GANDHI and SURENDER SINGH
Optimization of prodigiosin production from a strain of Serratia marcescens SR1 and screening
for antifungal activity. K. PARANI and B.K. SAHA
Field efficacy of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.)
Vuill. and Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok against white grubs in Assam.
BADAL BHATTACHARYYA, A. A. L. H. BARUAH,
PURNIMA DAS and U. BHUYAN
Effect of temperature on pathogenicity of Beauveria
bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin and Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff)
Sorokin against Spilosoma obliqua (Walker). A. K. PANDEY
Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) and an exotic parasitoid,
Cephalanomia stephanoderis (Betrem) (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)
for the management of coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari)
(Coleoptera: Scolytidae). S. IRULANDI, R. RAJENDRAN,
STEPHEN D. SAMUEL, C. CHINNIAH, P. K. VINOD KUMAR and K. SREEDHARAN
Efficacy of biopesticides and insecticides
in controlling maize cutworm in Jammu. R. M. BHAGAT, M. K. KHAJURIA, UMA SHANKAR, MD. MONOBRULLAH and V. KAUL
Safety of UV-selected Helicoverpa armigera
nucleopolyhedrovirus to non-target beneficial organisms. S. JEYARANI, P. KARUPPUCHAMY, N. SATHIAH and S. MANIMEGALAI
Natural parasitism of the rice skipper, Parnara
guttata Bremer & Grey (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) infesting paddy at Anantnag, Kashmir. MD. JAMAL AHMAD and F. A. ZAKI
Effect of abamectin sprays on Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov) population in cabbage fields. R. SHEEBA JASMINE, S. KUTTALAM
and J. STANLEY
Diversity of natural enemy fauna in rice ecosystem in relation to different levels
of nitrogen. P. S. SARAO, M. S. MAHAL and DEBJANI DEY
Evaluation of different doses of Trichogramma
species for the management of leaf folder and stem borer in Basmati rice. RUBALJOT KAUR and K. S. BRAR
Management of leaf folder and stem borer on coarse and Basmati rice with organic
and inorganic practices. RAMANDEEP KAUR, K.S.BRAR and RABINDER KAUR
Occurrence of Chrysoperla zastrowi arabica Henry et al. (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae),
a cryptic song species of Chrysoperla (carnea-group),
in India. T. VENKATESAN, J. POORANI, K. S. MURTHY, S. K. JALALI, G. ASHOK KUMAR, Y. LALITHA and R. RAJESHWARI
Predatory response of Chrysoperla carnea
(Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) feeding on the Euonymus aphid, Aphis fabae solanella Theobald (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Kashmir. A. A. KHAN and F. A. ZAKI
Tobacco type mediated effects on the development of pink aphid, Myzus nicotianae Blackman and its predator, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephen)
(Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). S. GUNNESWARA RAO, P. VENKATESWARLU, J. V. PRASAD, K.SIVA RAJU, S. P. SINGH AND P. K. NAIK
Functional response of Acanthaspis quinquespinosa
(Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on termite, Coptotermes heimi (Wasmann).
DUNSTON P. AMBROSE, J. MICHEAL RAJA and S. JESU RAJAN
Biological suppression of
the mealybugs Planococcus citri (Risso), Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell) and
Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) on pummelo with Australian ladybird beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant in
India. M. MANI and A. KRISHNAMOORTHY
Efficacy of pathogens of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), singly and in combinations for its biological control. PUJA RAY, SUSHILKUMAR and A. K. PANDEY
Larvicidal potential of fungi isolated from larval mosquito
habitats against Aedes aegypti. I.
S. RANA and S. S. SANDHU
Research Note
Effect of host density and host-parasitoid ratio on parasitization of Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) by Epiricania melanoleuca (Fletcher). D. C. RAJAK
Record of brown lacewing, Micromus australis Hagen (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) from cotton and sorghum ecosystem. M. VIDYA, R. K. PATIL, G. K. RAMEGOWDA and S. LINGAPPA
Prevalence, prey preference and predatory potential of
Paederus fuscipes Curtis and Ophionea
sp. in rice. CH. PADMAVATHI, GURURAJ KATTI, A.P. PADMAKUMARI and I.C. PASALU
Interspecific abundance and seasonal incidence of aphids and aphidophagous
predators associated with cabbage. S. M. A. MANDAL and N. C. PATNAIK
Effect of Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) numbers on the feeding
potential of Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus). A. S. BRAR, J. S. KULAR and K. S. BRAR
Additions to the natural enemy complex of the red hairy caterpillar
Amsacta albistriga Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). K. VEENAKUMARI, S.
RAMANI and R. J. RABINDRA
Efficacy of microbial insecticides and their combinations
against Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) on chickpea. S. N. KALE and U. B. MEN
Efficacy of nucleopolyhedrovirus against Spilarctia obliqua (Walker) on mulberry. K. Veenakumari, R. J. Rabindra, C. D. SrinivasA Naik and M. R. Shubha
First report of Fusarium pallidoroseum (Cooke) Sacc. on rice Brown Planthopper,
Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.) (Delphacidae: Homoptera) from Godavari zone of Andhra Pradesh. N. MALLIKHARJUNA RAO, K.
VASANTA BHANU, P. SATYANARAYANA REDDY and S. KRISHNAM RAJU
A new insect rearing container for use in vivo
mass multiplication programme of the HpNPV. V.V. SUDHEENDRAKUMAR, T.V. SAJEEV and C.P. BIJI
Management of sorghum army worm, Mythimna separata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) using biopesticides. Shekharappa
and R. K. Patil
Compatibility of entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis indica (Poinar,
Karunakar and David) and Steinernema glaseri (Stainer) with insecticides.
P. Priya and S. Subramanian
Effectiveness of some traditional and non-traditional protection measures on the recovery
of uzi-infested eri silkworm. A. K. Sarma and M. K. Gupta
Author index
Key word index
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