The pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. for Tetranychus urticae Koch was studied at 25 ± 2oC, 70 ± 5% RH and 12 h photophase, using recently emerged females. Mites were maintained for 6 days on leaf disks of Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. inoculated with B. bassiana, isolate 447, at concentrations of 5x106, 1x107, 5x107, 1x108, 5x108 and 1x109 conidia/ml. Progressively higher values of accumulated mortality (total, corrected and confirmed) were observed with increasing concentrations of conidia. At all concentrations, corrected mortality was lower than 50% on the sixth day. Total mortality higher than 50% was observed only at concentration of 1x109 conidia/ml.
Tetranychus urticae; Beauveria bassiana; biological control
