Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum isolates against the pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams, 1926 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)      
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Oğuzhan Yanar
Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Elif Fatma Topkara
Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Arş. Gör. Funda ŞAHİN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Yusuf YANAR Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Dürdane YANAR Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yüksel Terzi
Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Dergi ISSN 1110-1768 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 03-2023
Cilt No 33
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 1 / 7
DOI Numarası 10.1186/s41938-023-00679-y
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41938-023-00679-y
Özet
Background: The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams, 1926 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), causes severe skin reactions to animals and humans. The insect also destroys pine ecosystems by feeding on pine leaves at its larval stage. Instead of chemical control, eco-friendly biological control methods should be preferred to combat this species. Results: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Beauveria bassiana isolate (GOPT-331) and Metarhizium brunneum isolates (ORP-13 and ORP-18) against the second and fourth larval instars of T. wilkinsoni under laboratory conditions. T. wilkinsoni eggs were collected from pine trees at Ondokuz Mayıs University in Samsun, Turkey, in 2021, and the second and fourth larval instars were used for the experiment. Two milliliters of a spray of the three fungal isolates was applied to the larvae for each concentration (1 × 105–1 × 108 conidia ml−1). The mortality rates of GOPT-331, ORP-13, and ORP-18 were changed between 91.1 and 100% for the second-instar larvae and between 86.6 and 97.7% for the fourth-instar larvae at 1 × 108 conidia ml−1. The ORP-13 isolate showed the lowest LC50 values. Conclusion: In conclusion, it is suggested that all the three isolates were virulent to T. wilkinsoni and can be used for biological control of this species. The promising results from the study were obtained from trials conducted under controlled laboratory conditions, and it will be critical to explore the potential of these promising entomopathogenic fungi in field conditions.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Entomopathogenic fungi | Beauveria bassiana | Metarhizium brunneum | Pine processionary moth | Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni