Biological response of chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), to various regimes of chemical and biorational insecticides

The chilli thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis (Hood) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a new invasive pest in the USA, is an economically important pest of certain vegetable, ornamental and fruit crops in southern and eastern Asia, Oceania and parts of Africa. These crops cannot be protected from the pest without resorting to the use of chemical insecticides. In order to forestall or delay the development of insecticide resistance in S. dorsalis, we continued our focus on the discovery of insecticides with different modes of action for rotational use. In this study we evaluated candidate insecticides to control S. dorsalis on ‘Jalapeno’ pepper, Capsicum annuum L.; these materials belong to different IRAC mode of action classes as follows: (i) 4A – neonicotinoids, i.e., imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and dinotefuran, (ii) 5 – spinosyns, i.e., spinosad and spinetoram, (iii) 3A – pyrethroids, i.e., β-cyfluthrin, esfenvalerate, ζ-cypermethrin and λ-cyhalothrin and (iv) 8D – borax mixed together with orange oil and detergents in the TriCon^® formulation. In addition we evaluated the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Botanigard^®) alone and in combination with the borax formulation at ½ of their usual rates of application. Each of the 3 neonicotinoid insecticides when applied either as a single foliar spray or as a soil drench significantly suppressed both adults and larvae for at least 10 days; indeed imidacloprid did so for 15 days. Dinotefuran was more effective as a foliar spray than as a soil drench. Spinosyns applied as a single foliar spray, significantly suppressed both adults and larvae through 15 days after treatment (DAT). None of the 4 pyrethroids provided significant suppression of either adults or larvae. The borax formulation suppressed adults and larvae through 10 DAT. B. bassiana significantly suppressed only the larvae at 5 DAT and not at 10 DAT. This study brings the number of insecticides known to be effective against S. dorsalis to 10 and these belong to 7 different modes of action classes. The use of such insecticides in rotation belonging to different classes will help delay the development of insecticide resistance in S. dorsalis.     

PGPR and entomopathogenic fungus bioformulation for the synchronous management of leaffolder pest and sheath blight disease of rice

BACKGROUND: The biological control of plant pests and diseases using a single organism has been reported to give inconsistent and poor performance. To improve the efficacy, bioformulations were developed possessing mixtures of bioagents. RESULTS: Bioformulations combining Pseudomonas fluorescens Migula strains Pf1 and AH1 and Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill. isolate B2 were developed and tested for their efficacy against leaffolder pest and sheath blight disease on rice under glasshouse and field conditions. The combination of Pf1, AH1 and B2 effectively reduced the incidence of leaffolder insect and sheath blight disease on rice compared with other treatments. An in vitro assay of leaffolder preference to rice leaf tissues treated with Pf1 + AH1 + B2 biformulation showed variation from normal growth and development of leaffolder larvae. Plants treated with the Pf1 + AH1 + B2 combination showed a greater accumulation of enzymes, lipoxygenase and chitinase activity against leaffolder insect compared with other treatments. Similarly, the plants showed a higher accumulation of defence enzymes, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activity against sheath blight pathogen in Pf1 + AH1 + B2 treatment compared with the untreated control. The bioformulation mixture attracted the natural enemy population of leaffolder under field conditions. In addition, a significant increase in rice grain yield was observed in Pf1 + AH1 + B2 treatment compared with the untreated control. CONCLUSION: The combination of P. fluorescens strains and B. bassiana isolate effectively reduced the incidence of leaffolder insect and sheath blight disease on rice plants and showed the possibility of controlling both pest and disease using a single bioformulation. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

球孢白僵菌×蜡蚧轮枝孢菌(BV制剂)对松墨天牛幼虫寄生试验初报

用球孢白僵菌(Beauveriabassiana)、蜡蚧轮枝孢菌(Verticilliumlecanii)及2种菌混合物配制成0 5×109～5 0×109孢子/mL,在室内和野外对松墨天牛幼虫进行了防治试验。室内试验结果表明,球孢白僵菌和蜡蚧轮枝孢菌对松墨天牛幼虫均有较强的致病性,2种菌混合使用致病作用倍增。球孢白僵菌对松墨天牛的寄生率为5%～32%,平均20%;蜡蚧轮枝菌的寄生率为2 9%～25%,平均14 9%;2种菌混合物寄生率为12%～76%,平均47 9%。野外试验表明,球孢白僵菌防治效果为50 43%,蜡蚧轮枝孢菌防治效果为38 66%,2菌混合物防治效果为69 69%。     

蜡蚧轮枝菌和球孢白僵菌对小菜蛾药效试验

室内药效试验结果,蜡蚧轮枝菌和球孢白僵菌对小菜蛾幼虫均有较高的致死率,蜡蚧轮枝菌孢子浓度高于5×105个/ml、球孢白僵菌孢子浓度高于3×107个/ml时,药后7天校正死亡率都在81%以上;田间药效试验结果,蜡蚧轮枝菌和球孢白僵菌对小菜蛾幼虫均有良好的防效,药后7天(浓度与室内试验相同)校正防效都高于80%.     

两株杀虫真菌对陕西榆林草原蝗虫的防治效果

本研究对两株杀虫真菌金龟子绿僵菌QL-107和球孢白僵菌GYS-13对东亚飞蝗的毒力进行了测定,并利用其对榆林草原蝗虫进行了田间防治试验.通过室内生测发现球孢白僵菌GYS-13和金龟子绿僵菌QL-107对东亚飞蝗均具有较强的毒力,田间防治试验证明,两株杀虫真菌在山地草原对蝗虫综合防治效果达到75％以上,特别是球孢白僵菌...     

白僵菌生产工艺规范化技术的研究

通过对白僵菌不同工艺技术生产菌粉产孢量比较研究 ,筛选出工艺规范化生产各环节的最优组合技术参数 ,提出二级液体 (7%麦皮煮出液 )和三级固体培养基 (麦皮∶谷壳 =9∶1)及其液固接种量 (1∶1)最适配方 ,并确定前 3d三级固体开放培养发酵最适温度为 18～ 2 2℃、相对湿度为 95 %～ 10 0 % ,还总结出以二级液体振荡培养 6 0h接种 ,三级固体发酵培养 7～10d ,可获得最优质的菌粉 ,平均含孢量达 2 0 0× 10 8个·g-1以上 ,缩短生产周期 1/3 ,降低生产成本 ,增加菌厂经济收益 ,为菌厂大量生产提供参数依据。     

生长调节剂对球孢白僵菌产孢和分生孢子性能的影响

球孢白僵菌在农林害虫生物防治中发挥着重要的作用,发酵周期和产孢量是其发酵工艺中的主要评价指标。本试验研究了生长调节剂对球孢白僵菌JG-17菌株产孢的促进作用。结果表明,通过外源法在菌落表层施用微量乙烯利,可以明显提高菌株JG-17的产孢量,以对8日菌龄表层施用100 ng/cm²乙烯利处理最佳,产孢量为未处理对照的6.28倍。经乙烯利处理后形成的分生孢子,其耐热性、抗紫外线能力和对靶标害虫的杀虫活性与未处理对照没有显著性差异。在白僵菌培养过程中科学施用乙烯利,可有效提高白僵菌的产孢效率,研究为真菌生物农药工业化生产的效率提升提供了新的思路。     

竹螟林间防治技术研究

通过不同药剂不同施药方法对竹螟进行林间防治，得出用40％氧化乐果乳油或5％锐动特悬浮剂或8％绿色威雷微胶囊水悬剂喷雾或向竹杆基部注入40％氧化乐果乳油或40％久效磷可溶性浓剂，防治效果均达70％以上。在毛竹根区埋施3％呋喃丹颗粒剂防治效果最高，但防治成本较高。利用白僵菌喷雾、打粉炮对竹螟有一定的防治效果，能增加林间带茵量达到可持续控制的目的。     

打孔注菌防治光肩星天牛试验研究

用杨、柳、榆树的树皮和木质部浸出液为营养对球孢白僵菌进行生长试验,结果证明球孢白僵菌在3种树木的树皮和木质部的浸出液中都可生长;相同条件下,在树皮中比木质部中产量高,杨树树皮是木质部的3.37倍,柳树是4.73倍,榆树是3.86倍。林间试验证明打孔注菌可以防治光肩星天牛幼虫,含菌量4亿/mL～8亿/mL,每株注150 ...     

卵孢白僵菌感染草地蛴螬的研究

从湖南南山牧场草地上自然罹病的蛴螬虫体上分离出一株卵孢白僵菌。在室内和野外人工草地进行蛴螬活虫感染试验，结果表明，在室内用卵孢白僵菌孢子液感染蛴螬活虫，30天内蛴螬感染率达64．6─92．1％；野外草地试验，用卵孢白僵菌制成菌剂拌少量细土撤于地表，20天内，蛴螬感染率为70％以上。