MICoSPA
Microbial Pest Control for Sustainable
Peri-urban/urban Agriculture in Latin America
A European Union Funded Project  ICA4-2001-10185

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A typical small scale peri-urban cabbage field in Cuba
Urban farming practices for local market sale
The Diamond back Moth (Plutella xylostella) causes 
considerable economic damage in Latin America
Diamondback moth larva killed by the insect pathogenic 
fungus Zoophthora radicans
An aphid killed by the entomopathogenic fungus Pandora neoaphidis