Yayan Sanjaya Virginia R. Ocampo Barbara L. Caoili Biology Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines Arthropods ISSN 2224-4255 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp 2016 5 3 109 113 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Hong Kong 15 March 2016 23 April 2016 1 September 2016 Tetranychus kanzawai greenhouse entomopathogenic fungi papaya seedlings Metarhizium anisopliae Beauveria bassiana Paecilomyces lilacinus Tetranychus kanzawai is an economically important polyphagous mite species in East and South Asia. In the Philippines, it commonly infests cassava and papaya plants. The mites attack and severely damage the older leaves of papaya trees as well as seedlings. Its serious damage causes the leaves to dry up, thus, reducing the photosynthetic activity of the plant. Three entomopathogenic fungal isolates were tested on mites under greenhouse conditions using treated papaya seedlings following a completely randomized design. The mites tested were examined under a dissecting scope to determine the causal agent and to confirm mortality. The LT50 of Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces lilacinus on T. kanzawai were estimated. Our results indicate that among these entomopathogenic fungi, the Metarhizium anisopliae Ma6 isolate (LT50= 3.00 days) has potentiality for the control of T. kanzawai. DOI 10.0000/issn-2224-4255-arthropods-2016-v5-0011 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2016-5(3)/pathogenicity-of-three-entomopathogenic-fungi.pdf