Record 3 of 382 - CRIS/ICAR 9/96 TI: MANAGEMENT OF TARNISHED PLANT BUG WITH ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI. IN: PARKER-B; SKINNER-M; BROWNBRIDGE-M PO: PLANT & SOIL SCIENCES. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT LO: BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05405. CL: PRIMARY CLASSIFICATION GENERAL CLASSIF. RPA ACTVTY CMMDTY SCNCE PRCNT PRGM JTC R204 A4500 C6500 F0412 100% P7.02 J2B PH: R204 (Insect-Control-Fruit,-Vegetables); A4500 (Protection-Against-Insects); C6500 (Invertebrates); F0412 (Entomology-Plant) GH: P7.02 (Technology-Noncommodity); J2B (Plant-Protection) SC: S6510 (Insects) 100%; IPMB (Integrated-Control-Basic-Research) 100% DE: #INVESTIGATOR-TERMS-96228; VERTICILLIUM-LECANII; BEAUVERIA-BASSIANA; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC-FUNGI; TARNISHED-PLANT-BUG; LYGUS-LINEOLARIS; INSECT-PEST-MANAGEMENT; BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL CT: Basic 0%; Applied 100%; Developmental 0% OB: Insect killing fungi will form the basis for the integrated pest management tarnished plant bug (TPB)in vegetables and small fruits. AP: A large bank of foreign and indigeneous fungal isolates will be bioassayed for pathogenicity against 2nd instar TPB, their optimal temperatures for activity determined, then six selected for development as biocontrol agents. They will be formulated as wettable powders or emulsifiable concentrates by commercial companies. Pilot testing of these formulated fungi for control of TPB will be done on lettuce in greenhouses. Efficacy will be based on TPB population management and damage to the crop. Future plans include actual field testing on strawberries and lettuce. OC: 001825 IC: 003696 SU: Region 1 (Northeastern). PS: NEW UD: 9608 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------