scholarly journals Effects of local isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin on the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Acari: Tetranychidae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cenk Yucel
Keyword(s):  
Tetranychus Urticae ◽  
Beauveria Bassiana ◽  
Spider Mite ◽  
Lethal Effect ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Plant Feeding ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Two Spotted Spider Mite ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch

Abstract Background The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a widely distributed plant-feeding pest that causes significant yield losses in a wide range of crops. Newly developed or improved environmentally friendly biocontrol agents serve as an alternative to traditional pest control tools. Experiment of the effects of 2 local fungal isolates of Beauveria bassiana (BGF14 and BCA32) was carried out against T. urticae under laboratory conditions. Results Both tested isolates had lethal effect in a short time after application, and this effect increased as time progressed. BGF14 and BCA32 isolates caused T. urticae mortality rates ranging from 25.88 to 61.92 and 32.36 to 62.03% when applied at the concentrations between 1×105 and 1×108 conidia/ml, respectively. According to the Probit analysis performed on the effect of fungi on T. urticae adults, the LC50 values of BGF14 and BCA32 isolates on the 7th day after inoculation were 2.6×106 and 6.3×104 conidia/ml, respectively, and the LT50 values for both fungi applied at a concentration of 108 conidia/ml were 2.14 and 2.23 days, respectively. Conclusions The 2 isolates of B. bassiana (BGF14 and BCA32) had the potentials to suppress T. urticae population and can be recommended as promising biocontrol agent candidates for control of T. urticae.

scholarly journals Susceptibility of Tetranychus urticae koch. (Acari: Tetranychidae) to isolates of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavimira Draganova ◽  
Spaska Simova
Keyword(s):  
Tetranychus Urticae ◽  
Beauveria Bassiana ◽  
Entomopathogenic Fungus ◽  
Spider Mite ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Lethal Time ◽  
Two Spotted Spider Mite ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch ◽  
Fungus Beauveria Bassiana

Bioassays with five isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.- Criv.) Vuillemin were conducted under laboratory conditions with a goal to estimate their virulence to the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch. (Acari: Tetranychidae). Common bean plants with mites were treated by spraying conidial suspensions of isolates at concentrations of 106, 107 and 108 conidia/ml. Lethal effects of the fungal isolates were evaluated as percentages of cumulative daily mortality due to mycoses, corrected for mortality in the control variant. Virulence of the isolates was estimated based on values of the median lethal time (LT50) calculated by probit analysis for the variants treated with conidial suspensions at the concentration of 106 conidia/ml. The two-spotted spider mite was found susceptible to the examined isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus B. bassiana. Mycosis caused to T. urticae by the B. bassiana isolates 444 Bb and 445 Bb had fast lethal effect after treatment with conidial suspensions even at the concentration of 106 conidia/ ml. The mean mortality values of host individuals were 83.78 ? 3.62% and 68.49 ? 4.28% on the first day, respectively, and up to 100% in both variants on the fourth day. The isolates 426 Bb, 444 Bb and 445 Bb of B. bassiana were highly virulent to two-spotted spider mites with values of the median lethal time varied within overlapped narrow confidence intervals from 0.122 to 1.084 days (average value 0.162 days), from 0.117 to 1.398 days (average value 0.146 days) and from 0.106 to 1.162 days (average value 0.131 days), respectively. Significant differences regarding virulence of the three isolates at p-level < 0.05 could not been proved. The other two examined isolates were distinctly less virulent to T. urticae than these three B. bassiana isolates.

Tomato Carrying MI-1.2 Gene as a Host-Plant to the Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch): Results of Laboratory Evaluation

2010 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Godzina ◽  
Małgorzata Kiełkiewicz ◽  
Katarzyna Szymczykiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae ◽  
Spider Mite ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Population Parameters ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Two Spotted Spider Mite ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch

Tomato CarryingMI-1.2Gene as a Host-Plant to the Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticaeKoch): Results of Laboratory EvaluationMi-1.2gene contributes to the resistance of tomato plants against some species of herbivores (i.e. nematodes, aphids) that are sap-feeders. In this study, two genotypes of tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL. syn.Lycopersicon esculentumMill.) plants with dominant (Motelle cv) and recessive (Moneymaker cv)Mi-1.2alleles were evaluated as a host-plant to the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticaeKoch, Acari: Tetranychidae). Plants were grown under glasshouse conditions. The effect of tomato genotypes onT. urticaebionomy was estimated on cut leaflets in controlled photoperiod, temperature and humidity (L/D=16/8 h; D/N temp.=23/20°C; RH=70%). Results of laboratory evaluation showed that both the bionomy and population parameters ofT. urticaereached a very similar or even higher value on plants with dominantMi-1.2allele than on plants with recessive one. A relatively high value ofT. urticaeparameters on plants resistant to root knot nematodes indicates that the mite has potential to develop rapidly. This allows the mite population to reach the density causing marked damage to plant in a short time. It is concluded that the presence ofMi-1.2gene product in tomato plants does not significantly affect the reproductive potential ofT. urticae.Therefore,Mi-1.2gene cannot be a satisfying source of plant resistance to this mite-herbivore generalist.

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