Effect of different isolates of Beauveria bassiana on field populations of Lygus hesperus |
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Authors: | Michael R McGuire Jarrod E Leland Surendra Dara Young-Hoon Park Mauricio Ulloa |
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Institution: | aUSDA-ARS, Western Integrated Cropping Systems Research Unit, Shafter, CA 93263, USA;bUSDA-ARS, Southern Insect Management Research Unit, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA;cUniversity of California, Davis, Shafter Research and Extension Center Shafter, CA 93263, USA |
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Abstract: | Lygus hesperus (Knight) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a particularly damaging pest of many crops in the Western United States. Current control tactics are chemically based and there is some concern over resistance building up in populations. Based on previous laboratory studies conducted in California and Mississippi, USA, two new isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) were selected for field-testing against L. hesperus in California. Alfalfa plots were treated with one of three isolates of B. bassiana (a commercial isolate, an isolate from CA (WTPB2) or an isolate from MS (TPB3)) or the chemical pesticide Warrior T. More than 75% of the adults collected from plots 3 days after application with B. bassiana were infected but no differences in percentage infection occurred among fungal treatments. In addition, approximately 30% of the insects collected from control plots or plots treated with Warrior T were also infected. PCR analysis using SSR markers revealed that the isolate causing most of the infections in fungus treated plots was the isolate applied. A mix of infections was found in control plots and plots treated with Warrior T. Despite high levels of infection, no significant reductions of adult populations occurred until 10–14 days after application when plots treated with Warrior T or B. bassiana had about half the numbers of adult L. hesperus as the control plots. |
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Keywords: | Beauveria bassiana Lygus hesperus Alfalfa SSR markers |
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