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Sweet potato weevil  Cylas formicarius  (Fab.) is the main obstacle for sweet potato production in various countries. Root damage caused by  C. formicarius  larvae reduced root yield up to 100%. The aim of this study is to test the measures using mulch and entomopathogenic fungus  Beauveria bassiana  for controlling  C. formicarius  in endemic land of entisol type. The control measure tested was the use of straw mulch and plastic mulch as well as the application of the entomopathogenic fungus  Beauveria bassiana . The research was conducted at the experimental station at Indonesian Legumes and Tuber Crops Research Institute, Malang from July to December 2018. The results showed that the measure for controlling  C. formicarius  using straw or plastic mulch combined with the entomopathogenic fungus  B. bassiana  produces root yields between 17 and 26 t/ha. Using plastic mulch as a cover for mounds with the application of the fungus  B. bassiana  is more effective and efficient in controlling  C. formicarius  than the insecticide deltamethrin. Plastic mulch can physically inhibit the process of laying eggs and the formation of  C. formicarius  larvae, while  B. bassiana  is toxic to eggs, larvae, and adults of  C. formicarius . The efficacy of control measure using plastic mulch and the application of  B. bassiana  can reduce yield losses by up to 96.76%. Technological innovation using plastic mulch to cover the mound with the application of the entomopathogenic fungus  B. bassiana  can be recommended to control  C. formicarius  on land endemic to the entisol type.

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Control measure of sweet potato weevil ( Cylas formicarius  Fab.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in endemic land of entisol type using mulch and entomopathogenic fungus  Beauveria bassiana