A novel Bacillus thuringiensis Cry9Ea‐like protein with high insecticidal activity towards Cydia pomonella larvae

BACKGROUND The host specificity of known Bacillus thuringiensis Cry and Vip pesticidal proteins still needs extensive investigation and the proteins currently used in crop protection are not effective against many pest species. Cydia pomonella (L.) is a widespread and economically important pest of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pest management science 2021-03, Vol.77 (3), p.1401-1408
Hauptverfasser: Baranek, Jakub, Banaszak, Magdalena, Kaznowski, Adam, Lorent, Dagny
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND The host specificity of known Bacillus thuringiensis Cry and Vip pesticidal proteins still needs extensive investigation and the proteins currently used in crop protection are not effective against many pest species. Cydia pomonella (L.) is a widespread and economically important pest of apples, very difficult to control, since the larvae spend most of their life inside a fruit. Currently, large amounts of broad‐spectrum, detrimental synthetic agents are used to combat this herbivore and therefore biopesticides with high activity against C. pomonella are very much needed. RESULTS The toxicity of B. thuringiensis Cry9Ea along with five distinct pesticidal proteins (Cry1Aa, Cry1Ca, Cry1Ia, Cry2Ab and Vip3Aa) has been determined towards the first‐instar larvae of C. pomonella. Cry9Ea has much higher activity than the remaining tested proteins (30–1200‐fold lower LC50) and possibly is the most potent B. thuringiensis pesticidal protein bioassayed against C. pomonella so far. In contrast, Cry9Ea is not toxic towards Spodoptera exigua (Hübn.), indicating a potentially narrow spectrum of activity. Both insect species show high variability in susceptibility to the remaining Cry/Vip proteins. CONCLUSIONS The obtained results extend the existing knowledge regarding B. thuringiensis pesticidal protein host range and indicate Cry9Ea as a promising candidate for successful biological control of C. pomonella. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry Bacillus thuringiensis Cry9Ea toxin shows higher insecticidal activity towards Cydia pomonella than any Bt toxin tested so far. Cry9Ea can be used in effective biocontrol strategies against C. pomonella.
ISSN:1526-498X
1526-4998
DOI:10.1002/ps.6157