Field efficacy of application of Beauveria bassiana formulation and low rate pyridaben for sustainable control of citrus red mite Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) in orchards

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-217

  Shi, Wei Bing ^a   Feng, Ming Guang ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Citrus red mite; Emulsifiable formulation; Microbial control; Orchards; Panonychus citri; Pyridaben

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BEAUVERIA; CITRUS; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; PANONYCHUS CITRI; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 33748550323     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Alves S.B., Rossi L.S., Lopes R.B., Tamai M.A., and Pereira R.M. Beauveria bassiana yeast phase on agar medium and its pathogenicity against Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 81 (2002) 70-77
2. Ashihara W. Infestation and reproduction of the citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) on leguminous plants. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 22 (1987) 512-518
3. Bateman R., and Chapple A. The spray application of mycopesticide formulations. In: Butt T., Jackson C., and Magan N. (Eds). Fungal Biocontrol Agents: Progress, Problems and Potential (2001), CABI Press, Wallingford, UK 289-309
4. Batta Y.A. Production and testing of novel formulations of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschinkoff) Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes). Crop Prot. 22 (2003) 415-422
5. Chandler D., Davidson G., Pell J.K., Ball B.V., Shaw K., and Sunderland K.D. Fungal biocontrol of Acari. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 10 (2000) 357-384
6. Denholm I., Horowitz A.R., Gahill M., and Ishaaya I. Management of resistance to novel insecticides. In: Ishaaya I., and Degheele D. (Eds). Insecticides with Novel Modes of Action - Mechanism and Application (1998), Springer Verlag, Berlin 260-282
7. Faria M., and Wraight S.P. Biological control of Bemisia tabaci with fungi. Crop Prot. 20 (2001) 767-778
8. Feng M.G., Johnson J.B., and Kish L.P. Survey of entomopathogenic fungi naturally infecting cereal aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) of irrigated grain crops in southwestern Idaho. Environ. Entomol. 19 (1990) 1534-1542
9. Feng M.G., Poprawski T.J., and Khachatourians G.G. Production, formulation and application of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana for insect control: current status. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 4 (1994) 3-34
10. Feng M.G., Chen B., and Ying S.H. Trials of Beauveria bassiana, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and imidacloprid for management of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on greenhouse grown lettuce. Biocontrol. Sci. Technol. 14 (2004) 489-496
11. Feng M.G., Pu X.Y., Ying S.H., and Wang Y.G. Field trials of an oil-based emulsifiable formulation of Beauveria bassiana conidia and low application rates of imidacloprid for control of false-eye leafhopper Empoasca vitis in southern China. Crop Prot. 23 (2004) 489-496
12. Feng M.G., and Pu X.Y. Time-concentration-mortality modeling of the synergistic interaction of Beauveria bassiana and imidacloprid against Nilaparvata lugens. Pest Manage. Sci. 61 (2005) 363-370
13. Furuhashi K. Studies on population dynamics of citrus red mite, Panonychus citri McGregor in citrus orchards. Shizuoka Pref. Citrus. Exp. Stn. Spec. Bull. 4 (1980) 1-56
14. Gerson U., and Cohen E. Resurgences of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) induced by synthetic pyrethroids. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 6 (1989) 29-46
15. Hatting J.L., Wraight S.P., and Miller R.M. Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana (Hyphomycetes) for control of Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on resistant wheat under field conditions. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 14 (2004) 459-473
16. Hirata K., Kawamura T., Kudo M., and Igarashi H. Development of a new acaricide, pyridaben. J. Pestic. Sci. 20 (1995) 177-179
17. Ho C.C. Spider-mite problems and control in Taiwan. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 24 (2000) 453-462
18. Irigaray F.J.S., Mcar-Mancebón V., and Pérez-Moreno I. The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and its compatibility with triflumuron: effects on the two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae. Biol. Control 26 (2003) 168-173
19. Jeppson L.R., Keifer H.H., and Baker E.W. Mites Injurious to Economic Plants (1975), University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
20. Meng H.S., Wang K.Y., Jiang X.Y., and Yi M.Q. Studies on the resistance of Panonychus citri to several acaricides. Pesticides 39 (2000) 26-28 (in Chinese)
21. Mie{ogonek}tkiewski R., Bałazy S., and Tkaczuk C. Mycopathogens of mites in Poland - a review. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 10 (2000) 459-465
22. Pu X.Y., Feng M.G., and Shi C.H. Impact of three application methods on the field efficacy of a Beauveria bassiana-based mycoinsecticide against the false-eye leafhopper, Empoasca vitis (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) in tea canopy. Crop Prot. 24 (2005) 167-175
23. Quintela E.D., and McCoy C.W. Synergistic effect of imidacloprid and two entomopathogenic fungi on the behavior and survival of larvae of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in soil. J. Econ. Entomol. 91 (1998) 110-122
24. Roberts D.W., and St. Leger R.J. Metarhizium spp., cosmopolitan insect-pathogenic fungi: mycological aspects. Adv. Appl. Microbiol. 54 (2004) 1-70
25. Shi W.B., and Feng M.G. Lethal effect of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus on the eggs of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Acari: Tetranychidae) with a description of a mite egg bioassay system. Biol. Control. 30 (2004) 165-173
26. Shi W.B., Jiang Y., and Feng M.G. Compatibility of ten acaricides with Beauveria bassiana and enhancement of fungal infection to Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Acari: Tetranychidae) eggs by sublethal application rates of pyridaben. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 40 (2005) 659-666
27. Sterk G., and Versmissen C. Recent developments with pyridaben for mite control on top fruit. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent. 44 (1992) 941-943
28. Takafuji A., and Fujimoto H. Winter survival of the non-diapausing population of the citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acarina: Tetranychidae) on pear and citrus. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 21 (1986) 467-473
29. Tang Q.Y., and Feng M.G. DPS Data Processing System for Practical Statistics (2002), Science Press, Beijing, China
30. Tian L., and Feng M.G. Evaluation of the time-concentration-mortality responses of Plutella xylostella larvae to the interaction of Beauveria bassiana with a nereistoxin analogue insecticide. Pest Manage. Sci. 62 (2006) 69-76
31. Vandenberg J.D., Sandvol L.E., Jaronski S.T., Jackson M.A., Souza E.J., and Halbert S.E. Efficacy of fungi for control of Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in irrigated wheat. Southw. Entomol. 26 (2001) 73-85
32. Ye S.D., Dun Y.H., and Feng M.G. Time and concentration dependent interactions of Beauveria bassiana with sublethal rates of imidacloprid against the aphid pests Macrosiphoniella sanborni and Myzus persicae. Ann. Appl. Biol. 146 (2005) 459-468
33. Ye S.D., Ying S.H., Chen C., and Feng M.G. New solid-state fermentation chamber for bulk production of aerial conidia of fungal biocontrol agents on rice. Biotechnol. Lett. 28 (2006) 799-804
34. Yu Y.J. Zhejiang standards for production of safe vegetables and control of pesticide application. In: Yu Y.J., and Zhang Q.H. (Eds). Integrated Pest Management in Relation to Safe Agricultural Products (2001), China Agricultural Press, Beijing, China 11-16