Beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua are difficult to control using chemical insecticides because of the development of insecticide resistance. For eco-friendly beet armyworm managements, various control agents are required. Entomopathogenic fungus is one of promise control agents as an alternative to chemical control agent. We isolated entomopathogenic fungi from soil samples of suwon by insect-bait method using Galleria mellonella and conducted bioassay to larva of beet armyworm. As a result of bioassay isolate FG274, FG340, FG344 had high virulence as 100% against second instar larva of S. exigua. To identify the fungus isolates, their’s morphological characteristic was observed and ITS of 18srRNA was sequenced. ITS sequence of FT274, 340, 344 were highly matched (100%) to that of Beauveria bassiana, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, Metarhizium anisopliae. To investigate the optimal concentration, three isolates were sprayed at three different concentration(1×106 ,107 and 108 conidia/㎖) in laboratory conditions. 나타내었다.

• Ji Hee Han(Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea.)
• Hyeong Gyeong Kim(Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea.)
• Hun Tae Lim(Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea.)
• Jeong Jun Kim(Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea.)
• SangYeob Lee(Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea.)