Gesunde Pflanzen (2019) 71, 197-204

Muhammad Sufyan, Asim Abbasi, Waqas Wakil, Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Muhammad Arshad, Ahmad Nawaz and Zeeshan Shabbir (2019)
Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana and Bacillus thuringiensis against maize stem borer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Gesunde Pflanzen 71 (3), 197-204
Abstract: Biocontrol potential of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin and Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) was investigated under laboratory conditions against maize stem borer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Three dose rates of B. bassiana (1 × 10⁴, 1 × 10⁶ and 1 × 10⁸ conidia/ml) and one of B. thuringiensis (0.75 µg/g) were applied alone and in combination against 2nd and 4th larval instars of C. partellus. Larval mortality, pupation, adult emergence, mycosis and sporulation varied against different individual concentrations of B. bassiana and its integrated application with B. thuringiensis. Results of the experiment revealed that combined application of highest concentration of B. bassiana (1 × 10⁸ spores/ml) and B. thuringiensis (0.75 µg/g) exhibited highest larval mortality both in 2nd and 4th instars larvae of C. partellus. The mortality data also demonstrated that 2nd instar larvae were more susceptible to the tested microbial treatments than 4th larval instars. Moreover, less pupation and adult emergence was observed in combined treatments of entomopathogens rather than their individual applications. Maximum mycosis and sporulation was recorded in the cadavers of C. partellus where B. bassiana was applied alone at dose rate of 1 × 10⁴ conidia/ml. These outcomes suggest that combined application of B. bassiana and the toxic protein produced by B. thuringiensis could be a promising ecofriendly approach for the successful management of maize stem borer.
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Database assignments for author(s): Waqas Wakil, Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Muhammad Arshad

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.
	Chilo partellus
Beauveria bassiana (entomopathogen)	Chilo partellus