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Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungi Alone and in Combination with Buprofezin Against Sogatella Furcifera (Horváth) on Rice

Wirksamkeit von entomopathogenen Pilzen allein und in Kombination mit Buprofezin gegen Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) bei Reis

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The whitebacked planthopper, Sogatella furcifera Horváth (Homoptera: Delphacidae), is a serious pest of rice crop in Pakistan. In the current study the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Akanthomyces lecanii was evaluated against whitebacked planthopper (WBPH) under laboratory and field conditions. There were two concentrations of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF, 1 × 109 CFU/mL and 1 × 108 CFU/mL) used in the bioassays. Combination of EPF with the insecticide buprofezin at low dose rates (0.001 mg/mL and 0.006 mg/mL) was also evaluated. Results showed that mortality of the pest ranged from 50–80% when EPF was used alone. Mortality of WBPH was 53–90% when buprofezin was combined with EPF. B. bassiana and M. anisopliae were more effective than A. Lecanii. In field trials, EPF were applied at the rate of 2.5 × 1012 CFU/ha and buprofezin at the rate of 78 g/ha. Relative efficacies of EPF ranged from 40.54–59.17% when only using EPF after 21 days of the first application. Relative efficacy climbed to 71.62% and 70.20% when buprofezin was combined with B. bassiana and M. anisopliae, respectively, after 14 days of the first spray. The results revealed that EPF has the potential to control the population of WBPH. Additionally, their efficacy can be further enhanced by combining them with buprofezin even at low dose rates.

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Die Weißrückenzikade, Sogatella furcifera Horváth (Homoptera: Delphacidae), ist ein ernster Schädling der Reisernte in Pakistan. In der aktuellen Studie wurde die Wirksamkeit der entomopathogenen Pilze Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae und Akanthomyces lecanii gegen die Weißrückenzikade unter Labor- und Feldbedingungen untersucht. Es wurden zwei Konzentrationen entomopathogener Pilze (EPF, 1 × 109 KBE/mL und 1 × 108 KBE/mL) in den Bioassays verwendet. Die Kombination der EPF mit dem Insektizid Buprofezin bei niedrigen Dosisraten (0,001 mg/mL und 0,006 mg/mL) wurde ebenfalls untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass die Mortalität des Schädlings bei alleiniger Anwendung der EPF zwischen 50 und 80 % lag. Die Mortalität der Zikade betrug 53–90 %, wenn Buprofezin mit EPF kombiniert wurde. B. bassiana und M. anisopliae waren wirksamer als A. Lecanii. In Feldversuchen wurden EPF in einer Menge von 2,5 × 1012 KBE/ha und Buprofezin in einer Menge von 78 g/ha eingesetzt. Die relativen Wirksamkeiten der EPF reichten von 40,54–59,17 % (21 Tage nach der ersten Anwendung), wenn die EPF allein angewendet wurden. Die relative Wirksamkeit kletterte auf 71,62 % und 70,20 %, wenn Buprofezin mit B. bassiana und M. anisopliae kombiniert wurde (14 Tage nach der ersten Anwendung). Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass EPF das Potenzial haben, die Population der Weißrückenzikade zu kontrollieren. Darüber hinaus kann ihre Wirksamkeit durch die Kombination mit Buprofezin auch bei niedrigen Dosisraten weiter verbessert werden.

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    Ijaz Haider, Muhammad Sufyan & Muhammad Jalal Arif

  2. Rice Research Institute Kala Shah Kaku, Punjab, Pakistan

    Ijaz Haider & Muhammad Akhtar

  3. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Shahbaz Talib Sahi

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Haider, I., Sufyan, M., Akhtar, M. et al. Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungi Alone and in Combination with Buprofezin Against Sogatella Furcifera (Horváth) on Rice. Gesunde Pflanzen 73, 85–94 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-020-00531-5

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