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volume 44 issue 3 (september 2010) : 195 - 200

VIRULENCE OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE (METSCH.) SOROKIN ON SEVEN INSECT PESTS

K
K. Sahayaraj*
J
J. Francis Borgio
1Crop Protection Research Centre, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai - 627 002, India.

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Cite article:- Sahayaraj* K., Borgio Francis J. (2025). VIRULENCE OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE (METSCH.) SOROKIN ON SEVEN INSECT PESTS. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 44(3): 195 - 200. doi: .

ABSTRACT

In-vitro bioassay was conducted to evaluate the bioefficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.)
Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) against seven common insect pests of Tamil Nadu,
India viz., Dysdercus cingulatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae), Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
(Costa) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), Aphis craccivora (Koch) (Homoptera: Aphididae), Mylabris
pustulata (Thunb.) (Coleoptera: Meloidae), Pericallia ricini Fab. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae),
Spodoptera litura (Fab.) and Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by dermal
toxicity tests. LC50 value was ranged from 1.62 x 104 to 1.75 x 106 spores/ml. Results revealed
that among the young ones tested, the lowest and highest LC50 values were recorded for P. ricini
II instar (1.62x104) and H. armigera III instar (1.75 x106), respectively. Among the adults, A.
craccivora recorded lowest LC50 (1.84 x 104), followed by O. hyalinipennis, D. cingulatus and M.
pustulata. Thus the results show that M. anisopliae can be used for the control of H. armigera.

REFERENCES

  1. Anonymous. (2004) Annual Report Indian Agricultural Research Institute. National centre for Integrated Pest Management,
  2. ICAR, New Delhi, India. pp 114.
  3. David, B.V, and Ananthakrishnan, T. N. (2004). General and Applied Entomology, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
  4. Limited New Delhi ,pp .1184.
  5. David, B.V, and Kumaraswami, T. (1978) Elements of Economic Entomology, Popular Book Dept. Ltd, Madras, pp 261.
  6. Elumalai, K., et al. (2006). Journal of Current Science, 9(2): 735-742.
  7. Finney, D. J. (1971) Probit Analysis, 3rd ed. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
  8. Gloviana, A. S., Raja, et al. (2004). 18(3): 235-242.
  9. Guo, H. F., et al. (2007). Journal of Economic Entomology, 100(1): 20-26
  10. Kencharaddi, R. N. and Jayaramaiah, M. (1997). Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 31: 309-312.
  11. Khan, P A A., et al. (2005) 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathlogy, August – 7-11, 2005,
  12. Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
  13. Miranpuri, G. S, and Khachatourians, G. G. (1996) Journal of Insect Science, 9(1): 33-37.
  14. Moorhouse, E. R., et al. (1993). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 62: 15-21.
  15. 200 INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
  16. Nahar, P., et al. (2004). Journal of Biological Control, 18(1): 1-8.
  17. Sahayaraj K. (2007) Pest Control Mechanism of Reduviids. ABD Publisher, Jaipur, India, pp. 240.
  18. Sahayaraj K, and Borgio J F. (2008) Journal of Biopesticides 1(1): 41 – 46.
  19. Sahayaraj K, and Borgio J F. 2009. Plant Protection, 42 (5), 424 – 435.
  20. Seger C, et al. (2006) Journal of Chromatography ,1117(A): 67–73.
  21. Verghese A, et al. (1997) Insect Environment, 3(3): 58.
  22. Xia Y. et al. (2002) Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 80: 127–137.
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    volume 44 issue 3 (september 2010) : 195 - 200

    VIRULENCE OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE (METSCH.) SOROKIN ON SEVEN INSECT PESTS

    K
    K. Sahayaraj*
    J
    J. Francis Borgio
    1Crop Protection Research Centre, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai - 627 002, India.

    • Submitted|

    • First Online |

    • doi

    Cite article:- Sahayaraj* K., Borgio Francis J. (2025). VIRULENCE OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE (METSCH.) SOROKIN ON SEVEN INSECT PESTS. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 44(3): 195 - 200. doi: .

    ABSTRACT

    In-vitro bioassay was conducted to evaluate the bioefficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.)
    Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) against seven common insect pests of Tamil Nadu,
    India viz., Dysdercus cingulatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae), Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
    (Costa) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), Aphis craccivora (Koch) (Homoptera: Aphididae), Mylabris
    pustulata (Thunb.) (Coleoptera: Meloidae), Pericallia ricini Fab. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae),
    Spodoptera litura (Fab.) and Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by dermal
    toxicity tests. LC50 value was ranged from 1.62 x 104 to 1.75 x 106 spores/ml. Results revealed
    that among the young ones tested, the lowest and highest LC50 values were recorded for P. ricini
    II instar (1.62x104) and H. armigera III instar (1.75 x106), respectively. Among the adults, A.
    craccivora recorded lowest LC50 (1.84 x 104), followed by O. hyalinipennis, D. cingulatus and M.
    pustulata. Thus the results show that M. anisopliae can be used for the control of H. armigera.

    REFERENCES

    1. Anonymous. (2004) Annual Report Indian Agricultural Research Institute. National centre for Integrated Pest Management,
    2. ICAR, New Delhi, India. pp 114.
    3. David, B.V, and Ananthakrishnan, T. N. (2004). General and Applied Entomology, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
    4. Limited New Delhi ,pp .1184.
    5. David, B.V, and Kumaraswami, T. (1978) Elements of Economic Entomology, Popular Book Dept. Ltd, Madras, pp 261.
    6. Elumalai, K., et al. (2006). Journal of Current Science, 9(2): 735-742.
    7. Finney, D. J. (1971) Probit Analysis, 3rd ed. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
    8. Gloviana, A. S., Raja, et al. (2004). 18(3): 235-242.
    9. Guo, H. F., et al. (2007). Journal of Economic Entomology, 100(1): 20-26
    10. Kencharaddi, R. N. and Jayaramaiah, M. (1997). Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 31: 309-312.
    11. Khan, P A A., et al. (2005) 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathlogy, August – 7-11, 2005,
    12. Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
    13. Miranpuri, G. S, and Khachatourians, G. G. (1996) Journal of Insect Science, 9(1): 33-37.
    14. Moorhouse, E. R., et al. (1993). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 62: 15-21.
    15. 200 INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
    16. Nahar, P., et al. (2004). Journal of Biological Control, 18(1): 1-8.
    17. Sahayaraj K. (2007) Pest Control Mechanism of Reduviids. ABD Publisher, Jaipur, India, pp. 240.
    18. Sahayaraj K, and Borgio J F. (2008) Journal of Biopesticides 1(1): 41 – 46.
    19. Sahayaraj K, and Borgio J F. 2009. Plant Protection, 42 (5), 424 – 435.
    20. Seger C, et al. (2006) Journal of Chromatography ,1117(A): 67–73.
    21. Verghese A, et al. (1997) Insect Environment, 3(3): 58.
    22. Xia Y. et al. (2002) Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 80: 127–137.
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