Susceptibility of the Hymenopteran Parasitoid , Habrobracon Hebetor ( Say ) ( Braconidae ) to the Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria Bassiana Vuillemin and Metarhizium Anisopliae Sorokin

Vahid Mahdavi; Moosa Saber; Hooshang Rafiee-Dastjerdi

doi:10.12816/0000253

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Susceptibility of the Hymenopteran Parasitoid , Habrobracon Hebetor ( Say ) ( Braconidae ) to the Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria Bassiana Vuillemin and Metarhizium Anisopliae Sorokin

Authors:

Vahid Mahdavi | Moosa Saber | Hooshang Rafiee-Dastjerdi

Publisher:

The Hashemite University : The Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies

Main Topics:

Agriculture

Journal:

Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences 2013 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.17-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

27969

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

19956673

DOI:

10.12816/0000253

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Abstract:

 Habrobracon hebetor (Say) is an ectoparasitoid and has been studied as a biocontrol agent of various lepidopteran pests suchas cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). With regards to the negative effects of common pesticides used incotton fields on the parasitoids, in this study the effects of different isolates of entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria bassianaand Metarhizium anisopliae) were evaluated on H. hebetor. Bioassay experiments were performed by the immersion method.For each of the treatments 15 immature individuals of the parasitoid were used. After recording the results, data wereanalyzed using SAS software. Bioassay results of fungi isolates on larval stages showed that the value of LC50 forIRAN187C isolate of B. bassiana was 1.46 × 109 conidia/ml. Because of the low mortality caused by the other isolates, thevalue of LC50 was not set for them. Also, bioassay of fungal isolates showed that none of the isolates had any effect on theparasitoids pupal stage. According to the obtained results, it can be concluded that various fungal isolates of B. bassiana andM. anisopliae had little adverse impact on the parasitoid wasp, thus after doing field tests, the microbial control agents maybe used along with these parasitoids in integrated pest management programs (IPM) in cotton.

Article Details

Susceptibility of the Hymenopteran Parasitoid , Habrobracon Hebetor ( Say ) ( Braconidae ) to the Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria Bassiana Vuillemin and Metarhizium Anisopliae Sorokin

Authors:

Vahid Mahdavi | Moosa Saber | Hooshang Rafiee-Dastjerdi

Publisher:

The Hashemite University : The Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies

Main Topics:

Agriculture

Journal:

Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences 2013 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.17-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

27969

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

19956673

DOI:

10.12816/0000253

Descriptors:

PEST INSECTS

PATHOGENIC FUNGI

COTTON

ENTOMOGENOUS FUNGI

BRACONIDAE

PESTICIDES

PEST CONTROL

Habrobracon hebetor

entomopathogenic fungi

IPM

bioassay

natural enemies

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Article Details

Authors: Vahid Mahdavi | Moosa Saber | Hooshang Rafiee-Dastjerdi

Publisher: The Hashemite University : The Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies

Main Topics: Agriculture

Journal: Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences 2013 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.17-20

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2013

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 27969

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 19956673

DOI: 10.12816/0000253

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Vahid Mahdavi | Moosa Saber | Hooshang Rafiee-Dastjerdi

Publisher:

The Hashemite University : The Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies

Main Topics:

Agriculture

Journal:

Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences 2013 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.17-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

27969

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

19956673

DOI:

10.12816/0000253