Whiteflies can be controlled by:Use of biological agents like parasitoid wasps (Encarsia formosa), predatory mites, lace wings and pathogenic fungi like
Beauveria bassiana.
viburni females when added to formulations containing either
Beauveria bassiana Vuillemin (Cordycipitaceae), Metarhizium anisopliae Sorokin (Clavicipitaceae), or chlorpyrifos.
Effect of
Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota) on control of Rhipicephalus microplus (Arachnida: Ixodida, Ixodidae) resistant to ixodicides
Endophytic fungi of the genera Acremonium,
Beauveria, Cladosporium, Clonostachys, Paecilomyces, Lecanicillium, Verticillium, and Isaria have been isolated from several cash crops species, such as coffee (Coffea Arabica L.), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), corn (Zea mays L.), cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), banana (Musaparadisiaca L.), date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.), cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.), lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.).
kurstakii (FDP-41, BAB-410), 1 strain of Bacillus subtilis (EK-7), 1 strain of Pseudomonas chlororaphis (NEM-28) and 1 strain of Bacillus sphaericus GC sub-group D (FD-49) and additionally 1
Beauveria bassiana (ET 10) fungus isolate were examined for their insecticidal activities in this study.
The mean proportion killed by these genera ranged from ~30-95%, with
Beauveria bassiana, Mortierella spp., Mucor spp., and Paecilomyces spp.
Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) is one of the most important biological control agents used in insect IPM programs and has been formulated as many commercial products.
Em 2011 foi relatada a ocorrencia natural do fungo entomopatogenico
Beauveria bassiana Vuill.
Entre los generos mas importantes se encuentran Metarhizium,
Beauveria, Aschersonia, Entomophthora, Zoophthora, Erynia, Hirsutella, Paecilomyces (= Isaria) y Verticillium (=Lecanicillium) (Lopez y Hans Borjes, 2001), aunque solo un numero reducido de ellos, incluyendo a Entomophtorales e Hyphomycetes, ha sido bien estudiado (Qazi y Khachatourians, 2008).