INSECTICIDAL EFFECT OF SOME BACTERIA ON CHERRY SLUGWORM (CALIROA CERASI (LINNAEUS, 1758) (HYMENOPTERA: TENTHREDINIDAE)

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Dadasoglu F., Çalmaşur Ö., Karagoz K., Kotan R.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.23, ss.2011-2015, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2011-2015
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bacillus cereus, Brevibacillus brevis, biocontrol, biopesticide, Caliroa cerasi, CALIROA-CERASI HYMENOPTERA
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, 5 bacterial strains (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus atrophaeus, Bacillus globisporus, Brevibacillus brevis, and Alcaligenes denitrificans subsp. xylosoxydans), isolated from different insect species in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, were identified on the basis of fatty acid methyl ester analysis and carbon source utilization profiles by using Microbial Identification System (MIS) and/or MicroPlate Systems (BIOLOG). Their insecticidal effects were tested on adult Caliroa cerasi on Petri dishes, in vitro. Seven days after application, all of the tested strains showed more or less insecticidal activity against this pest. The highest activities were obtained from Brevibacillus brevis strain FD-1 and Bacillus cereus strain FD-63 causing 86.7 and 100% mortality, respectively. These values were not statistically different from that of the positive control (Kingbo). The mortality rates of the other bacterial applications were lower than that of the positive control, but not that of the negative control. In conclusion, Bacillus cereus strain FD-63 and Brevibacillus brevis strain FD-1 are good candidates for use as biological control agents against this economically important pest.