INSECTICIDAL COMPOSITION INCLUDING EFFECTIVE METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE STRAINS IN THE CONTROL OF CHILI WEEVIL AND OTHER INSECTS.

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition including a strain of Metarhizium Anisopliae with the ability to infect insects naturally, such as Anthonomus Eugenii chili weevil, other Anthonomus genus weevils, and red weevil, and for their use in the systematic protection of plants. Said composition includes an active ingredient based on spores of the fungus Metarhizium Anisopliae and an inert diluent including diatomaceous earth, sugars, and plant extracts, which can help in the solution of the main problems that crops face. Further to its insecticidal action, it provides nutrients such as aluminum, calcium, cobalt, copper, phosphorus, iron, manganese, nickel, and potassium.