Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (2000) 29, 609-614

Eduardo D. Wermelinger R., José C. Zanuncio, Elizabeth F. Rangel, Paulo R. Cecon and Leon Rabinovitch (2000)
Toxicity of Bacillus species to larvae of Lutzomyia longipalpis (L. and N.) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 29 (3), 609-614
Abstract: A study was conducted to compare the susceptibility of third instar larvae of Lutzomyia longipalpis (L. and N.) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the vector of the American visceral leishmaniasis to two strains of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis, one strain of Bacillus sphaericus (all pathogenic to Diptera Culicidae) and a strain of B. thuringiensis ser. morrisoni (pathogenic to larvae of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)). Larvae of L. longipalpis showed similar susceptibility to the two strains of B. thruringiensis ser. israelensis, while B. sphaericus and B. thuringiensis ser. morrisoni showed low and no larvicidal effect to this vector, respectively.
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Database assignments for author(s): José Cola Zanuncio

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.
	Lutzomyia longipalpis
Lysinibacillus sphaericus (entomopathogen)	Lutzomyia longipalpis
Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (entomopathogen)	Lutzomyia longipalpis