SELECTION OF BEA UVERIA BASSIANA STRAINS FOR THE CONTROL OF COTTON BOLL WEEVIL ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) ADULTS
The cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, is one of the most important pests of the cotton crop, requiring an elevated quantity of insecticides for its control. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of Beauveria bassianastrains for A. grandis control. In this assay, 9 strain...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Arquivos do Instituto Biológico (São Paulo) 2010-01, Vol.77 (1), p.167-169 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, is one of the most important pests of the cotton crop, requiring an elevated quantity of insecticides for its control. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of Beauveria bassianastrains for A. grandis control. In this assay, 9 strains from different hosts were tested in the concentration of 1 x 10 super(8) conidia/mL, under laboratory conditions. All strains evaluated were pathogenic to the cotton boll weevil, causing between 50 and 85% confirmed mortality. The lethal time to kill 50% of insects (LT sub(50)) ranged between 2.30 and 8.66 days. The IBCB 241 strain stood out as the most virulent, presenting the highest percentage of confirmed mortality and the shortest LT sub(50), and can therefore be considered as a promising agent for the biological control of the cotton boll weevil A. grandis.Original Abstract: O bicudo-do-algodoeiro, Anthonomus grandis, e considerado uma das principais pragas da cultura do algodao, demandando uma grande quantidade de inseticidas para o seu controle. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar isolados de Beauveria bassiampara o controle de A.grandis. Para tanto, foram testados nove isolados provenientes de diferentes hospedeiros na concentracao de 1 x 10 super(8) conidios/mL, em condicoes de laboratorio. Todos os isolados testados foram patogenicos ao bicudo-do-algodoeiro, causando entre 50 e 85% de mortalidade confirmada. Os tempos letais para matar 50% dos insetos (TL sub(50)) variaram entre 2,30 e 8,66 dias. O isolado IBCB 241 destacou-se como o mais virulento, apresentando a maior percentagem de mortalidade confirmada e o menor TL sub(50), podendo assim ser considerado um promissor agente de controle biologico para o bicudo-do-algodoeiro A.grandis. |
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ISSN: | 0020-3653 |