Proceedings of the Joint US/USSR Conference on the Production, Selection and Standardization of Entomopathogenic Fungi of Project V, Microbiological Control of Insect Pests, of the US/USSR Joint Working Group on the Production of Substances by Microbiological Means (1st) Held at Jurmula (Riga), Latvia, SSR on 20-21 May 1978

摘要

The conference dealt with the production, selection, and standardization of entomopathogenic fungi. The objectives were to: (1) review past work and determine the current status of use of entomopathogenic fungi for controlling insect pests in both the USA and USSR; (2) define specific research objectives and scientists who will engage in collaborative research; and (3) develop a formal working document to assist in implementing research objectives. Presentations covered both basic and applied research on the feasibility of developing fungi for control of insect pests. Research in the USA and USSR has concentrated on species of Aschersonia, Beauveria, Entomopthora, Hirsutella, Metarhizium and Nomuraea. The foundation for a cooperative program on entomopathogenic fungi with the USSR under Project V, Microbiological Control of Agricultural Pests, has now been established.