Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica (2018) 53, 213-220

F. Khorrami, A. Soleymanzade, Y. Ghosta and F. Poushand (2018)
Efficiency of some medicinal plant extracts and an entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae separately and in combination with proteus® against the large cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae L.
Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 53 (2), 213-220
Abstract: Pieris brassicae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) causes great qualitative and quantitative damage to cabbage crops. The present research was conducted to assess the synergistic/antagonistic interactions of Satureja hortensis, Trachyspermum ammi, Ziziphora tenuior, Cuminum cyminum, and Foeniculum vulgare methanolic extracts with Metarhizium anisopliae and Proteus® against P. brassicae pupae under laboratory conditions. The tested methanolic extracts when combined with M. anisopliae and Proteus® possessed synergistic efficacy (except for M. anisopliae + ammi). Probit analysis of extracts revealed S. hortensis as the most effective extract with LC₅₀ value equivalent to 43.49 ppm. Proteus® also exhibited a high efficacy (LC₅₀=48.88). The results support the potential of cumin, fennel, savory and ziziphora methanolic extracts to improve the efficacy of M. anisopliae. Results demonstrated that all tested extracts integrated with Proteus® provide more effective control of P. brassicae than Proteus® alone.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
resistance to pesticides

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pieris brassicae	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Metarhizium anisopliae (entomopathogen)	Pieris brassicae