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Chinese Journal of Biological Control ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 929-937.DOI: 10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2020.06.009

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Identification and Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi BB-T02 against Two Thrip Species

HUANG Peng, YAO Jinai, YU Deyi, HOU Xiangyu   

  1. Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests/Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
  • Received:2019-12-30 Published:2021-01-09

Abstract: Gynaikothrips uzeli and Thrips hawaiiensis are serious thrip pests belonging to Phlaeothripidae and Thripidae of Thysanoptera, respectively. At present, the biocontrol fungus resources of these two thrip species are few. In this study, some biocontrol fungi were isolated from fungus-infected insects, and their pathogenicity and taxonomic position were determined. One strain of the entomopathogenic fungus, BB-T02, was isolated from the Dendrolimus punctatus larvae that died naturally of fungal infection. The strain BB-T02 was identified as Beauveria bassiana on the basis of morphological observations and molecular analysis. Against G. uzeli and T. hawaiiensis second instar nymphs, the LC50 values of the strain BB-T02 were 1.89×105 spores/mL and 9.90×104 spores/mL at 7 d after infection, the cumulative-corrected mortalities were 94.12% and 98.81%, and the LT50 values were 3.48 d and 3.14 d for the 108 spores/mL treatment, respectively. Against G. uzeli and T. hawaiiensis adults, the LC50 values of the strain BB-T02 were 4.45×105 spores/mL and 2.13×105 spores/mL at 8 d after infection, the cumulative-corrected mortalities were 87.21% and 95.29%, and the LT50 values were 4.20 d and 3.69 d for the 108 spores/mL treatment, respectively. In conclusion, with strong pathogenicity against G. uzeli and T. hawaiiensis, the B. bassiana BB-T02 shows an excellent biocontrol potential and promising application prospect.

Key words: Beauveria bassiana, isolation and identification, Gynaikothrips uzeli, Thrips hawaiiensis, pathogenicity

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