Acta Entomologica Sinica (2008) 51, 102-107

Xue-You He, Shou-Ping Cai, Pei-Wang Yu, Jin-Shui Huang, Jing-Hui Zhong, De-Lan Chen and Yu Xiong (2008)
[Virulence of a strain of Metarhizium anisopliae, MaYTTR-04, against adults of Monochamus alternatus]
Acta Entomologica Sinica 51 (1), 102-107
Abstract: Monochamus alternatus Hope is the major insect vector transmitting pinewood nematode disease, an important quarantine disease of pine forest. The virulence of a strain of Metarhizium anisopliae, MaYTTR-04, to adult M. alternatus was assayed by using the adult-conidial attaching method (attaching all tarsi of adult with dry conidia). The results showed that M. alternatus began to die at 6 days post inoculation (dpi) day at constant temperature (25°C ± 1°C, RH 70% ± 10%, light period 10L: 14D). The peak of death was between 18 - 21 dpi. The mortality of this beetle was 85 % at 18 dpi when applied with the amount of inoculum at 2. 3 x 10⁶ ± 0.2 x 10⁶ spores/adult, and the LT₅₀ was 14.7 d. At room temperature (24°C - 33°C, RH 40% - 60% , natural light from north), the adult of M. altematus began to die at 3 dpi. The peak of death was between 15 - 21 dpi. The mortality was 85 % at 15 dpi and 100 % at 21 dpi when applied with the amount of inoculum at 2. 3 x 10⁶ ± 0. 2 x 10⁶ spores/adult, and the LT, was 12. 9 d. When the adults of M. alternatus were kept in the cage in natural pine forest for 21 days, the average mortality of the adults dealt with conidia suspension was 60%, and the cadaver rate was 48.9%, while the average mortality of the adult deal with non-woven fabric strips of M. anisopliae was 86.7% , and the cadaver rate was 75.6% . It was concluded that this strain of M. anisopliae is high virulent to M. alternatus, and more virulent at higher temperature, which may serve as a productive strain of biocontrol agents and be used in forest for controlling M. alternatus.
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(original language: Chinese)

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.
	Monochamus alternatus
Metarhizium anisopliae (entomopathogen)	Monochamus alternatus