Pathogenicity of Isaria poprawskii (Ascomycota: Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) against the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), under laboratory conditions

Crop Protection

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-52

  Cabanillas, H Enrique ^a   Jones, Walker A ^b  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogens; Xyle l la fastidiosa

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; INSECT; LABORATORY METHOD; LEGUME; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

RIO GRANDE VALLEY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ASCOMYCOTA; BEMISIA TABACI; CICADELLIDAE; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMALODISCA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYPOCREALES; ISARIA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 84877114536     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Abbott W.S. Amethod of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. J.Econ. Entomol. 1925, 18:265-267.
2. ®: a Practical Guide 1995, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.
3. Almeida R.P.P., Purcell A.H. Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to grapevines by Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). J.Econ. Entomol. 2003, 96:264-271.
4. Alston J.M., Fuller K.B., Kaplan J.D., Tumber K.P. The Economic Consequences of Pierce's Disease and Related Policy in the California Wine Grape Industry 2012, Robert Mondavi Institute, Center for Wine Economics, RMI-CWE Working Paper No.1202, 42 pp.
5. Avery P.B., Wekesa V.W., Hunter W.B., Hall D.G., McKenzie C.L., Osborne L.S., Powell C.A., Rogers M.E. Effects of the fungus Isaria fumosorosea (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) on reduced feeding and mortality of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). Biocontr. Sci. Technol. 2011, 21:1065-1078.
6. Bauernfeind R.H. The need for replication in educational research. Phi Delta Kappan 1968, 50:126-128.
7. Boucias D.G., Scharf D.W., Breaux S.E., Purcell D.H., Mizell R.E. Studies on the fungi associated with the glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata with emphasis on a new species Hirsutella homalodiscae nom. prov. BioControl 2007, 52:231-258.
8. Breaux, E., 2005. Mycopathogens of the glassy-winged sharpshooter. M.S. thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611.
9. Cabanillas H.E., Jones W.A. Pathogenicity of Isaria sp. (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) against the sweet potato whitefly B biotype, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Crop Prot. 2009, 28:333-337.
10. Cabanillas H.E., Jones W.A. Effects of temperature and culture media on vegetative growth of an entomopathogenic fungus Isaria sp. (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) naturally affecting the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci in Texas. Mycopathologia 2009, 167:263-271.
11. Cabanillas H.E., de León J.H., Humber R.A., Murray K.D., Jones W.A. Isaria poprawskii sp. nov. (Hypocrealeales: Cordycipitaceae), a new entomopathogenic fungus from Texas affecting sweet potato whitefly. Mycoscience 2013, 54:158-169.
12. Casadevall A., Pirofski L. Host-pathogens interactions: redefining the basic concepts of virulence and pathogenicity. Infect. Immun. 1999, 67:3703-3713.
13. Casadevall A., Pirofski L. Host-pathogen interactions: the attributes of virulence. J.Infect. Dis. 2001, 184:337-344.
14. Conklin T., Mizell R.F. Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) (Germar) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) 2002, Document EENY-274, University of Florida, IFAS Extension (Revised: April 2010). Available on Featured Creatures Website at:. http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures.
15. Dara S.K., McGuire M.R., Kaya H.K. Isolation and evaluation of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) for the suppression of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). J.Entomol. Sci. 2007, 42:56-65.
16. Dara S.K., McGuire M.R., Ulloa M., Kaya H.K. Evaluation and molecular characterization of Beauveria bassiana for the control of the glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) in California. J.Entomol. Sci. 2008, 43:241-246.
17. Devine G.J., Furlong M.J. Insecticide use: contexts and ecological consequences. Agric. Hum. Values 2007, 24:281-306.
18. Feng M.-G., Pu X.-Y., Ying S.-H., 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 on tea in southern China. Crop Prot. 2004, 23:489-496.
19. Ferron P., Fargues J., Riba G. Fungi as microbial insecticides against pests. Handbook of Applied Mycology 1991, vol. 2:665-706. Dekker, New York. D.K. Arora, L. Ajello, K.G. Mukerji (Eds.).
20. Gelman A., Stern H. The difference between "significant" and "not significant" is not itself statistically significant. Am. Stat. 2006, 60:328-331.
21. Goettel M.S., Poprawski T.J., Vandenberg J.D., Li Z., Roberts D.W. Safety to nontarget invertebrates of fungal biocontrol agents. Safety of Microbial Insecticides 1990, 209-232. C.R.C. Press, Boca Raton, FL. M. Laird, L.A. Lacey, E.W. Davidson (Eds.).
22. Goettel M.S., Inglis G.D. Fungi: Hyphomycetes. Manual of Techniques in Insect Pathology 1997, 213-249. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego. L.A. Lacey (Ed.).
23. Grafton-Cardwell E.E., Gu P. Conserving vedalia beetle, Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in citrus: a continuous challenge as new insecticides gain registration. J.Econ. Entomol. 2003, 96:1388-1398.
24. Harrison R.L. Concentration- and time-response characteristics of plaque isolates of Agrotis ipsilon multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus derived from a field isolate. J.Invertebr. Pathol. 2013, 112:159-161.
25. Heath D. An Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistics for Biology 1995, UCL Press.
26. Hoddle M.S., Triapitsyn S.V., Morgan D.J. Distribution and plant association records for Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera; Cicadellidae) in Florida. Fla. Entomol. 2003, 86:89-91.
27. Hopkins D.L., Purcell A.H. Xyllela fastidiosa: cause of Pierce's disease of grapevine and other emergent diseases. Plant Dis. 2002, 86:1056-1066.
28. Hunter W.B., Avery P.B., Pick D., Powell C.A. Broad spectrum potential of Isaria fumosorosea against insect pests of citrus. Fla. Entomol. 2011, 94:1051-1054.
29. Johnson D.H. The insignificance of statistical significance testing. J.Wildl. Manage. 1999, 63:763-772.
30. Kanga L.H.B., Jones W.A., Humber R.A., Boyd D.W. Fungal pathogens of the glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadeliidae). Fla. Entomol. 2004, 87:225-228.
31. Krasnoff S.B., Gibson D.M. New destruxins from the entomopathogenic fungus Aschersonia sp. J.Nat. Prod. 1996, 59:485-489.
32. Lacey L.A., Goettel M.S. Current developments in microbial control of insect pests and prospects for the early 21st century. Entomophaga 1995, 40:3-27.
33. Lacey L.A., Frutos R., Kaya H.K., Vail P. Insect pathogens as biological control agents: do they have a future?. Biol. Contr. 2001, 21:230-248.
34. Lacey L.A., Liu T.-X., Buchman J.L., Munyaneza J.E., Goolsby J.A., Horton D.R. Entomopathogenic Fungi (Hypocreales) for control of potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in an area endemic for zebra chip disease of potato. Biol. Contr. 2011, 56:271-278.
35. Lauzière I., Sétamou M. Suitability of different host plants for oviposition and development of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and its implication on mass rearing. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 2009, 102:642-649.
36. Lietze V.U., Mizell R.F., Boucias D.G. Transmission of the mycopathogen, Hirsutella spp., to nymphs and adults of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata), in the greenhouse. Fla. Entomol. 2011, 94:106-108.
37. Lord J.C., Howard R.W. Aproposed role for the cuticular fatty amides of Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae) in preventing adhesion of entomopathogenic fungi with dry-conidia. Mycopathologia 2004, 158:211-217.
38. McDonald J.H. Basic Concepts of Hypothesis Testing. Handbook of Biological Statistics 2009, 15-20. Sparky House Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland. http://udel.edu/%7Emcdonald/stathyptesting.html, second ed.
39. Meekes E.T.M., Fransen J.J., van Lenteren J.C. Pathogenicity of Aschersonia spp. against whiteflies Bemisia argentifolii and Trialeurodes vaporarium. J.Invertebr. Pathol. 2002, 81:1-11.
40. Mizell III, R.F., Boucias, D.G., 2005. Mycopathogens and their exotoxins infecting the glassy-winged sharpshooter: survey, evaluation, and storage. In: Proc of the Pierce's Disease Symposium, December 5-7, 2005, San Diego, CA, pp. 367-369.
41. Neelima S., Rao G.M.V.P., Chalam M.S.V., Grace A.D.G. Bio-efficacy of ecofriendly products against cotton leafhopper, Amrasca devastans (Dist.). Ann. Plant Prot. Sci. 2011, 19:15-19.
42. Neter J., Wasserman W. Applied Linear Statistical Models 1974, Richard D Irwin Inc., Homewood, IL, USA, 842 pp.
43. Perring T.M., Farrar C.A., Blua M.J. Proximity to citrus influences Pierce's disease in Temecula Valley vineyards. Calif. Agric. 2001, 55:13-18.
44. Pilkington L.J., Messelink G., van Lenteren J.C., Le Mottee K. Protected biological control - biological pest management in the greenhouse industry. Biol. Contr. 2010, 52:216-220.
45. Poprawskii T.J., Jones W.J. Host plant effects on activity of the mitosporic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus against two populations of Bemisia whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Mycopathologia 2000, 151:11-20.
46. Poprawskii T.J., Marchal M., Robert P.H. Comparative susceptibility of Otiorhynchus sulcatus and Sitona lineatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) early stage to five entomopathogenic hyphomycetes. Environ. Entomol. 1985, 14:247-253.
47. Pu X.-Y., Feng M.-G., 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 the tea canopy. Crop Prot. 2005, 24:167-175.
48. Purcell A.H. Xylella fastidiosa, a regional problem or global threat?. J.Plant Pathol. 1997, 79:99-105.
49. Redak R.A., Purcell A.H., Lopes J.R.S., Blua M.J., Mizell R.F., Andersen P.C. The biology of xylem fluid-feeding insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa and their relation to disease epidemiology. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 2004, 49:243-270.
50. Rosengaus R.B., Jordan C., Lefebvre M.I., Traniello J.F.A. Pathogen alarm behavior in a termite: a new form of communication in social insects. Naturwissenschaften 1999, 86:544-548.
51. SAS Institute Inc. SAS/STAT 9.1 User's Guide 2004, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.
52. Shah P.A., Pell J.K. Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2003, 61:413-423.
53. Siebeneicher S.R., Vinson S.B., Kenerley C.M. Infection of the red imported fire ant by Beauveria bassiana through various routes of exposure. J.Invertebr. Pathol. 1992, 59:280-285.
54. Stauderman K., Avery P., Aristizábal L., Arthurs S. Evaluation of Isaria fumosorosea (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) for control of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). Biocontr. Sci. Technol. 2012, 22:747-761.
55. Stiling P., Cornelissen T. What makes a successful biocontrol agent? A meta-analysis of biological control agent performance. Biol. Contr. 2005, 34:236-246.
56. Takiya D.M., McKamey S.H., Cavichioli R.R. Validity of Homalodisca and of H.vitripennis as the name for glassy-winged sharpshooter (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 2006, 99:648-655.
57. Thomas S.R., Elkinton J.S. Pathogenicity and virulence. J.Invertebr. Pathol. 2004, 85:146-151.
58. Toledo A.V., Remes Lenicov A.M.M.de, López Lastra C.C. Pathogenicity of fungal isolates (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against Peregrinus maidis, Delphacodes kuscheli (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), and Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), vectors of corn diseases. Mycopathologia 2007, 163:225-232.
59. Tounou A.K., Poehling H.-M., Agboka K., Raupach K., Zimmermann G., Borgemeister C. Alaboratory assessment of the potential of selected entomopathogenic fungi to control the green leafhopper Empoasca decipiens Paoli (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). J.Appl. Biosci. 2011, 46:3195-3204.
60. Tumber K.P., Alston J.M., Fuller K.B., Lapsley J.T. The Costs of Pierce's Disease in the California Grape and Wine Industry 2012, Draft Working Paper, Department of Agric, Davis, California.
61. USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service California Agricultural Statistics 2011, Crop Year 2010, Online:, 102 pp. http://www.nass.usda.gov/ca.
62. van Lenteren The state of commercial augmentative biological control: plenty of natural enemies, but a frustrating lack of uptake. BioControl 2012, 57:1-20.
63. Varela L.G., Smith R.J., Phillips P.A. Pierce's Disease 2001, Univ. Calif. Agri. Nat. Res. Publ. 21600, Oakland.
64. Vidal C., Lacey L.A., Fargues J. Pathogenicity of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) against Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) with a description of a bioassay method. J.Econ. Entomol. 1997, 90:765-772.