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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2008 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 12 | Page No.: 1551-1560
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1551.1560

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Mohammad A. Al-Deghairi

Country: Saudi Arabia

Keywords


  • Whitefly
  • Bemisia tabaci
  • entomopathogenic fungi
  • Beauveria bassaina
  • biological control
Research Article

Bioassay Evaluation of the Entomopathogenic Fungi, Beauveria bassaina Vuellemin Against Eggs and Nymphs of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Mohammad A. Al-Deghairi
This study was carried out to determine the lethal effect of the entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassaina Vuell. on eggs, young and old nymphs of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn. Mortality percentage was significantly differed based on stage of B. tabaci and conidial concentrations of B. bassina. Average of the infection level to insect was very low particularly in eggs with only 4.49%, even with higher conidial concentrations (6x106 conidia mL–1). Whereas, it was higher with 1st and 2nd instars (42.045%) and 3rd and 4th instars (35.93%). Three parameters was assessed with B. tabaci eggs, namely; egg infection, egg hatchability and crawlers emergence. Egg mortality percentages averaged 1.2, 4.27 and 8.0% with fungal concentration 2x106, 4x106 and 6x106 conidia mL–1, respectively. Daily infection percentages were varied depend upon the conidial concentration where the highest infection rate of eggs was occurred with 6x106, followed by 4x106 conidia mL–1. Egg hatch was very high, while the mortality among the emerged crawlers was neglectable compared with the check. Efficiency of B. bassaina on whitefly nymphs also was varied based on the insect instar and fungal concentration. Mortality percentages were obviously higher to young nymphs (1st and 2nd instars) than to older ones (3rd and 4th instars). The results indicated that nymphs were highly susceptible to fungal treatment compared with eggs. Additionally, pathogenicity and virulence of B. bassaina against B. tabaci immatures was not indicated by LC50 only, but also, by the time in days (LT50) required to achieve 50% mortality of an insect.
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Mohammad A. Al-Deghairi, 2008. Bioassay Evaluation of the Entomopathogenic Fungi, Beauveria bassaina Vuellemin Against Eggs and Nymphs of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11: 1551-1560.

DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1551.1560

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2008.1551.1560

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