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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2003, Vol. ›› Issue (4): 545-548.

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Field efficacy of emulsifiable suspensions of Beauveria bassiana conidia for control of Myzus persicae population on cabbage

YING Shenghua1, FENG Mingguang1, XU Shoutao1, MA Zaibo 2   

  1. 1. Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China;
    2. Yunnan Xingyao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Kunming 650051, China
  • Received:2001-10-26 Revised:2002-03-26 Online:2003-04-15

Abstract: The conidial powder of Beauveria bassiana SG8702 produced using a diphasic fermentation technology was formulated into emulsifiable suspention I (ES-I, >1010 conidia穖l-1) and ES-II, which resulted from adding1% (W/V) of imidacloprid 10% WP to the ES-I. Three dilutions (107, 106, and 105 conidia穖l-1 of each were sprayed onto cabbage plants for control of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae population in field plots in Kunming, Yunnan during July 2001. Each dilution and a water spray as control were replicated three times. During a 28 d period of sampling at 3 or 4 d intervals, spray of the ES-IIat 107 conidia穖l-1 controlled the increase of the aphid population by >90% consistently from day 7 after spray. The efficacy for the ES-Iat the same concentration reached 85% on day 7 after spray, exceeded 70% in the following two weeks, but declined to 64.4% on day 24 and 52.6% on day 28. At the lower concentrations sprayed, both suspensions significantly suppressed the increase of M. persicae population, but the ES-II resulted in higher efficacy than the ES-I. Local summer weather with mild temperature and frequent rainy days was favorable to the use of the formulations for aphid control.

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