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http://dx.doi.org/10.7845/kjm.2012.044

Characteristics and Virulence Assay of Entomopathogenic Fungus Nomuraea rileyi for the Microbial Control of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)  

Lee, Won Woo (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
Shin, Tae Young (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
Ko, Seung Hyun (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
Choi, Jae Bang (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
Bae, Sung Min (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
Woo, Soo Dong (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Microbiology / v.48, no.4, 2012 , pp. 284-292 More about this Journal
Abstract
To date, chemical control remains the most common way to reduce beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) populations. However, this insect has become more tolerant or resistant to many chemical insecticides and the insect larvae usually hide inside hollow, tube-like leaves of host plant so they were difficult to kill by spraying insecticides. The use of viral and bacterial insecticide to solve these problems has not been successful because of their novel feeding habit. To overcome these problems, in this study, the biological characteristics and virulence of an entomopathogenic fungus isolated from the cadaver of larvae beet armyworm were investigated. Isolated entomopathogenic fungus was identified as Nomeraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson by morphological examinations and genetic identification using sequences of the ITS, ${\beta}$-tubulin gene and EF1-${\alpha}$ regions. This fungus was named as N. rileyi SDSe. Virulence tests against 3rd larvae of beet armyworm were conducted with various conidial suspensions from $1{\times}10^4$ to $10^8$ conidia/ml of N. rileyi SDSe in laboratory conditions. Mortality rate of beet armyworm showed from 20 to 54% and the virulence increased with increasing conidial concentrations. Although N. rileyi SDSe showed low mortality rate against beet armyworm, it is expected that N. rileyi SDSe will be used effectively in the integrated pest management programs against the beet armyworm.
Keywords
Nomuraea rileyi; Spodoptera exigua; biocontrol; entomopathogenic fungi;
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