From 1995 to present, University of Vermont

 

Mycoses of Invertebrates

Predatory fungi connected with nematodes and other groups of invertebrates

 

Nematode entrapped by predatory fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

Entomopathogenic fungi

 

Fungus Beauveria bassiana: culture on medium (left) and fungus under microscope, phase contrast, 40x10

   

Infection of elongate hemlock scale, Fiorinia externa, by the fungus Beauveria bassiana

 

Western flower thrips (left) and Colorado potato beetle covered with mycelium and conidia of fungus Beauveria bassiana

 

Fungi Lecanicillium muscarium, 20x10 (left) and Lecanicillium longisporum, 40x10

 

Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidetalis (left) and hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, infected by fungus Lecanicillium muscarium.

 

 

Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae and Western flower thrips infected by fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Fungus Paecilomyces sp. phase contrast, 90x10 (left) and 40x10.

 

Fungus Hirsutella sp (left) and scale Parthenolecanium corni infected by this fungus.

Fungus Cordyceps sp. in culture on artificial medium, cotton blue, 40x10

 

Infection of Elongate hemlock scale by fungus Cordyceps sp.

 

Fungus Myriangium sp. (left) and fragment of female elongate hemlock scale with larvae and fungal sclerotia.

 

Infection of elongate hemlock scale by fungus Myriangium sp. with association by fungus Colletotrichum sp.

   

Zygospores and conidia of entomophthoralean fungi Neozygites fresenii (left, 1 and 2) and Entomophaga maimaiga

 

Entomophthoroses of thrips (left) and mites from hemlock consortium.

 

Neozygites fresenii entomophthorosis of aphid, Dactynotus nigrotuberculatus.

   

Entomophthoroses of tarnish plant bag, Lygus lineolaris (left), gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (center) and no identified Diptera.

 Antagonistic fungi

Mature culture of Trichoderma viridae on artificial medium.

Interaction of antagonistic fungus Trichoderma viridae with phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum

 

Antagonistic fungus Trichoderma sp

 Pest control based on fungi

 Spray technology

Stationary equipment for establishment of spray parameters of fungal formulations including type of nozzles, pressure, angle and distance.

 

Structure of droplets from suspension based on oil (upper) and oil and whey.

 

Fungal conidia germination inside droplets on hemlock leaf surface after application of fungal formulation based on whey.

From 1993 to 1995, Colombia

 Agro Firm "Claveles Colombianos"

 Production and application of microbial pesticides

 Equipment for separation of fungal conidia from nutrient substratum

 

Finished fungal formulation based on Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma viridae

 

Experiments with mycopesticides at the firm "Claveles Colombianos" control of root diseases on carnations (left) and control of complex pests on vegetables