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Efficacy of Ethiopian <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> and <i>Metarhiziumanisopliae</i> isolates on spotted spider mites, <i>Tetranychusurticae</i> (Acari: tetranychidae) under laboratory conditions


Roza Negash
Mohammed Dawd
Ferdu Azerefegne

Abstract

The efficacy of six Beauveria bassiana and nine Metarhiziumanisopliae isolates of Ethiopian origin were bioassayed in the laboratory replicated 4 times for their lethal effects against the adult of Tetranychusurticae with the aim to incorporate as bio- agent component for IPM of the two spider mites. All the tested isolates were pathogenic tothe two spotted spider mite at 1x108 conidia ml- concentration, but virulence ranged from 45.4% to 90.0% with LT50 from 3.19 to 11.81 days. Based on the extent of mortality, isolates PPRC 29, PPRC 27, PPRC 19, PPRC 66, and EE of Metarhizium; and GG and HH of Beauveria were moderately virulent (60-80%) and PPRC 2 &PPRC 61 of Metarhizium; and9615 & 9604 of Beauveria are weak (<60%). Four isolates (MM &PPRC 6 of Metarhizium; and 9614&9609 of Beauveria) which caused mortality ranges of 86% to 90%,were categorized as highly virulent and further evaluated at four different doses (1×105, 1×106, 1×107 and 1×108 ml-1). The isolates inoculated at different concentrations significantly differed in their efficacy and the higher concentration (1×108 conidia ml-1) caused higher mortality than the lower (1×105 conidia ml-1). Isolate 9614 showed the least LC50 (1.37×105) followed by MM (1.9×105). Therefore the two isolates, B. bassiana 9614 and M.anisopliae MM, which caused higher mortalities within shorter periods, were promising bioagents for the management of the two spotted spider mites.

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