Fujian Journal of Agricultural Sciences ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (2): 189-194.doi: 10.19303/j.issn.1008-0384.2017.02.017

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Screening and Culture of a Strain of Metarhizium Highly Pathogenic to Phyllotreta striolata

HE Yue-chao1,2,3, CHEN Jiang1,2, SHI Meng-zhu2, LI Jian-yu2, WANG Ting2, FU Jian-wei2,3,4, WU Mei-xiang1   

  1. 1. College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forest University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China;
    2. Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou, Fujian 350013, China;
    3. Fujian-Taiwan Joint Innovation Centre for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China;
    4. Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro- Products, Fujian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350013, China
  • Received:2016-10-02 Revised:2016-11-12 Online:2017-02-28 Published:2017-02-28

Abstract: This study attempted to find a microorganism that could be effectively used for the bio-control of the major pestinsect,Phyllotreta striolata, on vegetables.Metarhizium anisopliae is known as apathogenic fungus that infects the pest. This experimentation evaluated the virulence of 8 M. anisopliae strains against P. striolata. One strainthat exhibited a high activity was Ma6. The bioassay showed a LT50 on adult P. striolata inoculated with 8.0×108 Ma6 spores·mL-1 at 25℃ to be 4.09 d, and a 100% cumulative mortality rateat 25℃ for 7 d. It was, thus, concluded that Ma6 could be a potential candidate for the pest control. Subsequently, studies showed that the optimum medium for the hyphal growth and sporulation of Ma6 was PDA at 25℃ and pH 7.0 with 6 d in the dark followed by 8 d of sun exposure.

Key words: bio-control, pathogenicity, cultural conditions, sporulation condition

CLC Number: 

  • S435