A GRANULAR FORMULATION OF Nomuraea rileyi Farlow (Samson) FOR THE CONTROL OF Spodoptera frugiperda (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

Diaz De Rienzo, MA, Pavone, D, Trujillo, L and Dorta, B (2009) A GRANULAR FORMULATION OF Nomuraea rileyi Farlow (Samson) FOR THE CONTROL OF Spodoptera frugiperda (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE). Interciencia, 34 (2). pp. 130-134. ISSN 0378-1844

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Abstract

A granular formulation of the entomopathogenic fungus Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson was evaluated against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The formulation consisted of 1mm particles of defatted corn germ (DCG) containing 107 conidia/g. This preparation protected the conidia against UV radiation and killed 80% of S. frugiperda larvae in laboratory bioassays. It was shown that the fungus used DCG as a substrate for growth and sporulation, creating foci for further infection. This strategy has great potential for the formulation of fungal biocontrol agents, especially those with a high growth rate.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	MD Multidisciplinary
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Divisions:	Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Publisher:	Interciencia Association
Date of acceptance:	23 December 2008
Date of first compliant Open Access:	28 September 2017
Date Deposited:	28 Sep 2017 11:00
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 03:48
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7233

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