Virulence of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus for the Microbial Control of Spodoptera exigua
Mycobiology
;
: 385-390, 2014.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-729764
ABSTRACT
The beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) is difficult to control using chemical insecticides because of the development of insecticide resistance. Several pest control agents are used to control the beet armyworm. Entomopathogenic fungi are one of the candidates for eco-friendly pest control instead of chemical control agents. In this study, among various entomopathogenic fungal strains isolated from soil two isolates were selected as high virulence pathogens against larva of beet armyworm. Control efficacy of fungal conidia was influenced by conidia concentration, temperature, and relative humidity (RH). The isolates Metarhizium anisopliae FT83 showed 100% cumulative mortality against second instar larvae of S. exigua 3 days after treatment at 1 x 10(7) conidia/mL and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus FG340 caused 100% mortality 6 days after treatment at 1 x 10(4) conidia/mL. Both M. anisopliae FT83 and P. fumosoroseus FG340 effectively controlled the moth at 20~30degrees C. M. anisopliae FT83 was significantly affected mortality by RH mortality was 86.7% at 85% RH and 13.4% at 45% RH. P. fumosoroseus FG340 showed high mortality as 90% at 45% RH and 100% at 75% RH 6 days after conidia treatments. These results suggest that P. fumosoroseus FG340 and M. anisopliae FT83 have high potential to develop as a biocontrol agent against the beet armyworm.
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Main subject:
Soil
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Spores, Fungal
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Virulence
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Paecilomyces
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Insecticide Resistance
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Pest Control
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Mortality
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Spodoptera
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Beta vulgaris
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Metarhizium
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Mycobiology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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