Compatibility of Verticillium lecani (Zimm.) with several pesticides.

The entomopathogenic fungus, Verticillium lecanii (Zimm.) Viégas is a widespread hyphomycete consisting of a heterogeneous species aggregate. Conidia survival may be effected by environmental factors or by bio-pesticides and chemical products used to protect crop plants. In this research compatibility of mentioned fungi with imidachlopride, flufenoxuron, teflubenzuron+phozalone, endosulfan, amitraz, and effect of these pesticides on vegetative growth of the fungus were studied. The formulations of pesticides were tested in three concentration (mean concentration-MC, half MC and twice the MC) and using Duncan multiple range test, treatment were grouped. Effects of the pesticides on V. lecanii vegetative growth in concerned results have shown that almost all formulations studies significantly inhibition fungal development. The results indicated that flufenoxuron (at three concentrations), teflubenzuron+phozalone (at MC and twice the MC), induced levels of vegetative growth inhibition higher than 68%. Only data on amitraz and imidachlopride (at half MC) were not significantly different from the control, which is indicated the compatible formulations with V. lecanii. These formulations could be used simultaneously with this entomopathogenic in integrated pest management.