@article{article_432463, title={The usage possibilities of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)}, journal={Türkiye Entomoloji Bülteni}, volume={7}, pages={293–303}, year={2018}, DOI={10.16969/entoteb.432463}, author={Kırışık, Musa and Erler, Fedai}, keywords={Frankliniella occidentalis,entomopatojen fungus,mücadele,Türkiye}, abstract={<p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The western flower
thrips, <i> Frankliniella occidentalis </i>
(Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), one of the main pests of agricultural
areas, causing occurrence of significant economic losses if no control measure
is taken. In recent years, the use of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), an
alternative method of control, has come into the prominence. EPF have a
different place among insect pathogens in terms of direct infection of hosts
through the integument. The most common fungal pathogens of <i>F. occidentalis </i> are <i>Verticillium lecanii </i>, <i>Beauveria
bassiana </i>, <i>Entomophtholares </i> spp.
and <i>Metarhizium anisopliae </i>. In
Turkey, only <i>V. lecanii </i> and <i>B. bassiana </i> are commercially licensed
against <i>F. occidentalis </i>. In this
review, the usage possibilities of these two fungi, as well as the use of other
species in controlling the pest will be discussed. </span> <br /> </p>}, number={4}, publisher={Türkiye Entomoloji Derneği}