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During an entomological survey con­ducted to identify entomopathogens of the sugar cane borer Diatraea saccharalis F. in the sugar cane growing area of Río Negro (Cundinamarca), it was found that the fungus Paecilomy­ces sp. was affecting from 6.97% (La Magdalena area) to 9.16% (Villeta area) of the larvae of the insect. This is the first record of Paecilomyces sp. on D. saccharalis larvae in Colom­bia. It is considered that this fungus may become an additional tool in the in­tegrated control programs of this pest in the country. Other fungi found also associated with larvae of the insect were Fusarium oxisporum, Penicillium sp. and Asper­gillus sp. which are considered as secon­dary pathogens.

LÓPEZ-M., M. D., LÓPEZ-G., A. L., & LUQUE-Z., J. E. (1983). RECOGNITION AND EVALUATION OF NATIVE ENTOMOPATHOGENS OF Diatraea saccharalis F. IN THE PANELERA REGION OF RIO NEGRO, CUNDINAMARCA. Revista Colombiana De Entomología, 9(1-2-3-4), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v9i1-2-3-4.10291