First Record of (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Entomopathogenic Fungus in the Mango Hopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae).

Mango hopper ( Lethierry) causes devastations in the early vegetative stage of the mango crop. The classical management of mango hopper is with systemic insecticides but their overuse has caused environmental pollution. Here, we have evaluated the entomopathogenic role of through bioassay and optimized media for its large-scale culturing.