Susceptibility of Heliothis zea larvae to Nomuraea rileyi at various temperatures |
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Authors: | Abdul KA Mohamed Peter P Sikorowski James V Bell |
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Institution: | Department of Entomology, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 USA;Bioenvironmental Insect Control Laboratory, Southern Region Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Stoneville, Mississippi 38776 USA |
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Abstract: | Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the susceptibility of various larval instars of Heliothis zea to different spore doses of Nomuraea rileyi at constant and variable temperatures. The fungus was most effective at 20° and 25°C, with a mortality of 80% and 71%, respectively. At 15°C the disease progressed very slowly with larval mortality occurring in 12–28 days post-treatment. Conversely, at temperature ranges above 15°C, the mortality of the larvae occurred in 6–12 days. Three different combinations of variable temperatures included 20–30°, 25–30°, and 20–35°C, but mortality did not exceed 46%. Larvae in the third to fifth instars were more susceptible to infection than were those in the first and second instars. |
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