Abstract:
The study was conducted from February to June 2017 (the rainy season) following a
Randomized Complete Block Design. Tomato variety ‘Tengeru 2010’ and sweet pepper
variety ‘Yolo wonder’ were used. The experiment was conducted in three villages--Matufa,
Shaurimoyo and Bermi--under open field and net house conditions in each location.
Metarhizium anisopliae was applied in all biopesticide treatments. Water was applied as the
control treatment by drenching the root-zone of three-week-old seedlings. Treatments were
organized as follows: