Biological Control of Cucumber Powdery Mildew Using A Hyperparasite, Ampelomyces quisqualis 94013

An isolate of Ampelomyces quisqualis 94013(AQ94013) was selected as an effective parasite for biological control of cucumber powdery mildew. In the greenhouse, occurrence of cucumber powdery mildew was significantly suppressed for nine days by pre-treatment with and of conidial suspension of AQ94013. The disease was effectively controlled within three to seven days by post-treatment with the suspension of AQ94013. When AQ94013 was treated at concentration of three times at seven-day interval in the vinylhouse, the control effect was higher than that treated twice at ten-day interval and that treated with fenarimol twice. As the results, Ampelomyces quisqualis 94013 could be a prospective biofungicide for biological control of powdery mildew of cucumber.