Screening and selection of adjuvants for the spray application of entomopathogenic nematodes against a foliar pest

Crop Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 463-470

  Mason, Judy M ^a   Matthews, Graham A ^a   Wright, Denis J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjuvants; Heterorhabditis spp.; Spray application; Steinernema spp.

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; TOXICITY;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; STEINERNEMA;

EID: 0032124425     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(98)00043-X     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Baur, M. E., Kaya, H. K. and Thurston, G. S. (1995) Factors affecting entomopathogenic nematode infection of Plutella xylostella on a leaf surface. Entomol. Exp. Applic. 77, 239-250
2. Baur, M. E., Kaya, H. K., Gaugler, R. and Tabashnik, B. (1998) Effects of adjuvants on entomopathogenic nematodes and efficacy against Plutella xylostella. Bioc. Sci. Technol., in press
3. Chapple, A. C., Downer, R. A. and Hall, F. R. (1993) Effects of spray adjuvants on swath patterns and droplet spectra for a flatfan hydraulic nozzle. Crop Prot. 12, 579-590
4. Crawley, M. J. (1993) GLIM for Ecologists. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 379 pp
5. Fan, X. and Hominick, W. M. (1991) Efficiency of the Galleria (wax moth) baiting technique for recovering infective stages of entomopathogenic rhabditids (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) from sand and soil. Rev. Nematol. 14, 381-387
6. Gaugler, R. and Boush, G. M. (1978) Effects of ultraviolet radiation and sunlight on the entomogenous nematode Neoaplectana carpocapsae. J. Invert. Pathol. 32, 291-296
7. Gaugler, R. and Boush, G. M. (1979) Laboratory tests on ultraviolet protectants of an entomogenous nematode. Environ. Entomol. 8, 810-813
8. Georgis, R. (1990) Formulation and application technology. In Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Biological Control, ed. R. Gaugler and H. K. Kaya. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 173-191
9. Glazer, I., Klein, M., Navon, A. and Nakache, Y. (1992) Comparison of efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes combined with antidesiccants applied by canopy sprays against three cotton pests (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 85, 1636-1641
10. Hall, F. R., Chapple, A. C., Downer, R. A., Kirchener, L. M. and Thacker, J. R. M. (1993) Pesticide application as affected by spray modifiers. Pestic. Sci. 38, 123-133
11. Lello, E. R., Patel, M. N., Matthews, G. A. and Wright, D. J. (1996) Application technology for entomopathogenic nematodes against foliar pests. Crop Prot. 15, 567-574
12. MacVean, C. M., Brewer, J. W. and Capinera, J. L. (1982) Field tests of antidesiccants to extend the infection period of an entomogenous nematode, Neoaplectana carpocapsae, against the colorado potato beetle. J. Econ. Entomol. 75, 97-101
13. Mason, J. M. and Wright, D. J. (1997) Potential for the control of Plutella xylostella larvae with entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Invert. Pathol. 70, 234-242
14. Mason, J. M., Matthews, G. A., and Wright, D. J. (1998a) Appraisal of spinning disc technology for the application of entomopathogenic nematodes. Crop Protection 17, 453-461
15. Mason, J. M., Matthews, G. A. and Wright, D. J. (1998b) Evaluation of spinning disc technology for the application of entomopathogenic nematodes against a foliar pest. J. Invert. Pathol. (in press)
16. Mason, J. M., Razak, A. R. and Wright, D. J. (1996) The recovery of entomopathogenic nematodes from selected areas within Peninsular Malaysia, J. Helminthol. 70, 303-307
17. Nickle, W. R. and Shapiro, M. (1992) Use of a stilbene brightener, Tinopal LPW, as a radiation protectant for Steinernema carpocapsae. J. Nematol. 24, 371-373
18. Nickle, W. R. and Shapiro, M. (1994) Effects of eight brighteners as solar radiation protectants for Steinernema carpocapsae, All Strain. J. Nematol. (Suppl.) 26, 782-784
19. Shapiro, M., McLane, W. and Bell, R. (1985) Laboratory evaluation of selected chemicals as antidesiccants for the protection of the entomogenous nematode Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditidae: Steinernematidae), against Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 78, 1437-1441
20. Stevens, P. J. G. and Kimberley, M. O. (1993) Adhesion of spray droplets to foliage: the role of dynamic surface tension and advantages of organosilicone surfactants. Pestic. Sci. 38, 237-245
21. Thomson, L. A. (1992) A Guide to Agricultural Spray Adjuvants used in the United States. Thomson Publications, Fresno, CA
22. Webster, J. M. and Bronskill, J. F. (1968) Use of Gelard M and an evaporation retardant to facilitate control of larch sawfly by a nematode-bacterium complex. J. Econ. Entomol. 61, 1370-1373