Aphids are well-known insect pests that, due to their feeding habits, affect various crops' productivity and marketability. Additionally, they cause significant damage worldwide as vectors of viruses. Chemical pesticides are widely used to control these agricultural pests. However, due to resistance to various chemical pesticides, pest control is becoming difficult in agricultural environments. Entomopathogenic fungi such as the genus Metarhizium and Beauveria are being extensively researched as alternatives to these chemical pesticides. In this study, the mycological properties of isolated from soil Metarhizium pemphigi IPBL-H and the insecticidal activity of this strain against Myzus persicae and Aphis gossypii were evaluated for potential of development as a biopesticide.

• Young Seo Hong(Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)
• SeulKi Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)
• InJi Heo(Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)
• Dong Young Hwang(Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)
• Ji Won Jang(Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)
• Seo Jin Moon(Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)
• Tae Young Shin(Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)