polythene bags @ 500 g/ pack and then stored at 30ºC
for 10 months. Samples from these packets were drawn
at 15 days intervals and tested for viability of the
formulated product. Populations of these biocontrol
agents were tested taking 100mg of the product and
diluted to 106. One hundred mg biomass was taken in
1ml sterile water and mixed thoroughly by vortex mixture
and allowed to stand. Then from the supernatant, serial
dilution was prepared up to 106. From the 106 dilutions,
100 μl of suspension was taken and spread uniformly on
Petridishes containing Potato dextrose agar medium
using a spreader without disturbing surface of the
medium. Five replications were maintained for each
formulation. The Petriplates were incubated at 280C for
two days and numbers of colonies were counted.