Climatic factors on entomopathogenic hyphomycetes infection of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Mediterranean glasshouse tomato

Biological Control

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 320-331

  Fargues, J ^a   Vidal, C ^a,b   Smits, N ^a   Rougier, M ^a   Boulard, T ^c   Mermier, M ^c   Nicot, P ^d   Reich, P ^c   Jeannequin, B ^e   Ridray, G ^e   Lagier, J ^e  

^a CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^b SICA CENTREX   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d INRA   (France)

^e INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Entomopathogenic fungi; Glasshouse climate; Greenhouse whitefly; Lecanicillium lecanii; Mediterranean area; Microbial control; Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYPHOMYCETES; INSECTA; LECANICILLIUM LECANII; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 10744231512     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00097-5     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Bakker, J.C., 1995. Greenhouse climate control: constraints and limitations. Acta Hort. 399, 25-35.
2. Bolckmans, K., Sterk, G., Eyal, J., Sels, B., Stepman, W., 1995. PreFeRal, (Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Wize) Brown and Smith, strain Apopka 97), a new microbial insecticide for the biological control of whiteflies in greenhouses. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent. 60, 719-724.
3. Boulard, T., Mermier, M., Fargues, J., Smits, N., Rougier, M., Roy, J.C., 2001. Tomato leaf boundary layer climate: implication for microbiological control of whiteflies in greenhouse. Agr. Forest Meteorol. 110, 159-176.
4. Drummond, J., Heale, J.B., Gillepsie, A.T., 1987. Germination and effect of reduced humidity on expression of pathogenicity in Verticillium lecanii against the glasshouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Ann. Appl. Biol. 111, 193-201.
5. Ekbom, B.S., 1979. Investigations on the potential of a parasitic fungus (Verticillium lecanii) for biological control of the greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum). Swedish J. Agric. Res. 9, 129-138.
6. Ekbom, B.S., 1981. Humidity requirements and storage of the entomopathogenic fungus (Verticillium lecanii) for use in greenhouses. Ann. Entomol. Fenn. 47, 61-62.
7. Elad, Y., Shtienberg, D., 1995. Botrytis cinerea in greenhouse vegetables: chemical, cultural, physiological, and biological controls and their integration. Integr. Pest Manage. Rev. 1, 15-29.
8. Fargues, J., Maniania, N.K., Delmas, J.C., 1994. Infectivity of propagules of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus during in vitro development to Spodoptera frugiperda. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 64, 173-178.
9. Fargues, J., Luz, C., 2000. Effects of fluctuating moisture and temperature regimes on the infection of Beauveria bassiana for Rhodnius prolixus. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 75, 202-211.
10. Fransen, J.J., 1990. Natural enemies of whiteflies, Fungi. In: Gerling, D. (Ed.), Whiteflies: their Bionomics, Pest Status and Management, Intercept, Andover, UK 187-210.
11. Fruit, L., Nicot, P.C., 1999. Biological control of Botrytis cinerea on tomato stem wounds with Ulocladium atrum. IOBC/WPRS Bull. 22, 81-84.
12. Gervais, A., Lorendeau, J.Y., Pelloux, G., Reich, P., Lagier, J., Pyrrha, P., 1996. Syspil, un système de pilotage intégré pour la conduite du climat des serres, Actes du Séminaire de l'AIP Serres, INRA, Avignon, France 256-265.
13. Hall, R.A., 1985. Whitefly control by Fungi. In: Hussey, N.W., Scopes, N. (Eds.), Biological Pest Control. The Glasshouse Experience. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, UK, pp. 116-118.
14. Hall, R.A., Burges, H.D., 1979. Control of aphids in glasshouses by the fungus Verticillium lecanii. Ann. Appl. Biol. 93, 235-246.
15. Helyer, N., Gill, G., Bywater, A., Chambers, R., 1992. Elevated humidities for control of Chrysanthemum pests with Verticillium lecanii. Pestic. Sci. 36, 373-378.
16. Lacey, L.A., Fransen, J.J., Carruthers, R.I., 1996. Global distribution of naturally occurring fungi of Bemisia, their biologies and use as biological control agents. In: Gerling, D., Mayer, R. (Eds.), Bemisia 1995: Taxonomy, Biology, Damage, Control and Management, Intercept, Andover, UK 401-433.
17. Luz, C., Fargues, J., 1999. Dependence of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana on high humidity for infection of Rhodnius prolixus. Mycopathologia 146, 33-41.
18. Milner, R.J., Lutton, J.J., 1986. Dependence of Verticillium lecanii (Fungi: Hyphomycetes) on high humidities for infection and sporulation using Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) as host. Environ. Entomol. 15, 380-382.
19. Oke, T.R., 1978. Boundary Layer Climates. Methuen, London, UK.
20. Osborne, L.S., Landa, Z., 1992. Biological control of whiteflies with entomopathogenic fungi. Fla. Entomol. 75, 456-471.
21. Pachepsky, L.B., Ferreyra, R.A., Colling, D., Acock, B., 1999. Transpiration rates and leaf boundary layer parameters for peanut analyzed with two-dimensional model 2D leaf. Biotronics 28, 1-12.
22. Ravensberg, A.C., Malais, M., van der Schaaf, D.A., 1990. Applications of Verticillium lecanii in tomatoes and cucumbers to control whitefly and thrips. IOBC/WPRS Bull. 13, 173-178.
23. Riba, G., Entcheva, L., 1984. Influence de l'hygrométrie ambiante sur l'agressivité comparée de plusieurs Hyphomycètes entomopathogènes à l'égard de l'aleurode des serres Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westw.). Proc. Acad. Agric. France 70, 521-526.
24. SPSS, Inc., 1997. SIGMASTAT User's Guide, version 2.03, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL.
25. Schuepp, P.H., 1993. Leaf boundary layers. New Phytol. 125, 477-507.
26. Smith, P., 1993. Control of Bemisia tabaci and the potential of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus as a biopesticide. Biocontrol News Inf. 14, 71-78.
27. van der Pas, R.K., Ravensberg, W.J., de Braver, A.C., van Buysen, A.C., Malais, M., 1996. A comparison between Mycotal (Verticillium lecanii) and Aschersonia aleyrodis for the control of whitefly. IOBC/WPRS Bull. 19, 200-203.
28. van Lenteren, J.C., 1987. Environmental manipulation advantageous to natural enemies of pests. In: Delucchi, V. (Ed.), Protection Intégrée: Quo vadis?. Parasitis 86, pp. 123-163.
29. van Lenteren, J.C., 1991. The role of the leaf surface in tritrophic interactions. Redia 74, 95-103.
30. van Lenteren, J.C., Noldus, L.P.J.J., 1990. Whitefly-plant relationships: behavioural and ecological aspects. In: Gerling, D. (Ed.), Whiteflies: their Bionomics, Pest Status and Management, Intercept, Andover, UK 47-89.
31. van Lenteren, J.C., van Roermund, H.J.W., Sütterlin, S., 1996. Biological control of greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) with the parasitoid Encarsia formosa: How does it work? Biol. Control 6, 1-10.
32. Vesala, T., 1998. On the concept of leaf boundary layer resistance for forced convection. J. Theor. Biol. 194, 91-100.
33. Vidal, C., Fargues, J., Rougier, M., Smits, N., 2003. Effect of air humidity on the infection potential of hyphomycetous fungi as mycoinsecticides for Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Biocontrol Sc. Technol. 13, 183-198.
34. Willmer, P., 1986. Microclimatic effects on insects at the plant surface. In: Juniper, B., Southwood, R. (Eds.), Insects and the Plant Surface. Edward Arnold, London, UK. pp. 65-80.
35. Wraight, S.P., Carruthers, R.I., Jaronski, S., Bradley, C., Galaini-Wraight, S., Britton, J., Underwood, N., Sattler, A., Garza, J., 1994. Laboratory and field efficacy of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and Beauveria bassiana against the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii. Proc. VIth Intern. Coll. Invertebr. Pathol. Microbial Control, vol. 2, Montpellier, France 302-303.
36. Wraight, S.P., Carruthers, R.I., Bradley, C.A., Jaronski, S.T., Lacey, L.A., Wood, P., Galaini-Wraight, S., 1998. Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungi Paecilomyces spp. and Beauveria bassiana against the Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 71, 217-226.
37. Wraight, S.P., Carruthers, R.I., Jaronski, S.T., Bradley, C.A., Garza, J.C., Galaini-Wraight, S., 2000. Evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus for microbial control of the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii. Biol. Control 17, 203-217.
38. Wright, J.E., 1992. Whiteflies: development of Naturalis-L, a biorational mycoinsecticide for control., in Herber, D.J., Richter, D.A. (Eds.), Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conf., vol. 2, pp. 887-888
39. Wright, J.E., 1995. Naturalis-L™: a biological product (Beauveria bassiana JW-1) for control of crop and greenhouse insects. In: Servizi, M.A.F. (Ed.), Microbial Control Agents in Sustainable Agriculture, Servizi, Torino, Italy 109-115.
40. Wright, J.E., Chandler, L.D., 1995. Biopesticide composition and process for controlling insect pests. United States Patent Number 5 (413), 784.