Applied Entomology and Zoology (2005) 40, 169-172

Tsutomu Saito and Keitarou Sugiyama (2005)
Pathogenicity of three Japanese strains of entomopathogenic fungi against the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii
Applied Entomology and Zoology 40 (1), 169-172
Abstract: The pathogenicity of Japanese strains of the entomopathogenic fungi, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, Beauveria bassiana and Aschersonia aleyrodis, against the nymphs of the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii, was compared with that of strains from foreign commercial products, including P. fumosoroseus, B. bassiana and Verticillium lecanii. With a single dose of 6×10⁸ conidia/ml, the highest mortality was observed for the Japanese strain P. fumosoroseus PF3110, although it did not cause significantly different mortality than the strains from foreign commercial products. The LC₅₀ values of the native strain were determined on various days after inoculation and the LT₅₀ values were determined at different doses. The native strain, P. fumosoroseus PF3110, has potential as a microbial control agent against this whitefly.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tsutomu Saito

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Japan
Beauveria bassiana (entomopathogen)	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Japan
Isaria fumosorosea (entomopathogen)	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Japan
Moelleriella libera (entomopathogen)	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Japan