The biocontrol effects of Beauveria bassiana and Isaria fumosorosea on Asian citrus psyllid
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    【Objective】 To study pathogenicity and biological control effects of two entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Isaria fumosorosea to the nymphs and adults of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) Diaphorina citri. 【Method】 The spore suspensions of B. bassiana and I. fumosorosea were diluted to 1×104, 1×105, 1×106, 1×107 and 1×108mL-1, and then were sprayed on ACP younger instar, older instar nymphs and adults indoor to study the lethal effects and under semi-field conditions to study the control effects against ACP adult population. 【Result】 B. bassiana and I. fumosorosea had higher pathogenicity to younger nymphs (2-3 instar) than to older nymphs(4-5 instar). After seven days infection, the LC50 of B. bassiana and I. fumosorosea to ACP older nymphs were 3.6×104 and 5.2×104 mL-1, to ACP younger nymphs were 3.5×104 and 4.2×104 mL-1, and to ACP adults were 1.4×105 and 1.6×105 mL-1 respectively. Under semi-field conditions, the LC50 of B. bassiana and I. fumosorosea to ACP adults increased to 3.7×105 and 1.2×106 mL-1. The lethal effects of two fungi at the same spore concentration against ACP in semifield were lower than those indoor. Meanwhile, the lethal time of both fungi to ACP adults was correlated with spore concentration. The LT50 decreased with the increase of spore concentration, ranged between 5.2-4.4 days when the spore concentration of B. bassiana varied from 1×105 to 1×108mL-1, and ranged between 5.3-4.9 days when the spore concentration of I. fumosorosea varied from 1×106 to 1×108mL-1. 【Conclusion】 Both B. bassiana and I. fumosorosea have good biocontrol effects against ACP. The fatality rates of ACP are positively correlated with the concentrations of fungal spores.

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DAI Xiaoyan, LI Yihan, SHEN Zule, XU Weiming, WU Jianhui, REN Shunxiang, QIU Baoli. The biocontrol effects of Beauveria bassiana and Isaria fumosorosea on Asian citrus psyllid[J]. Journal of South China Agricultural University,2017,38(1):63-68

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  • Received:March 15,2016
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