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An entomopathogenic fungus can act as a parasite of insects and kills or seriously disables them.Targets are distributed among 10 insect orders:
Hemiptera (59.6%), Coleoptera (40.9%), Lepidoptera (17.5%), Thysanoptera (14.6%), Orthoptera (9.4%), Diptera (7.0%), Hymenoptera (2.9%), Isoptera (2.3%), Siphonoptera (1.2%), and Blattodea(0.6%).
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Types of Entomopathogenic Fungi like
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Metarrhizium anisopliae(detailed procedure of mass production in bio control lab)
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2. Doctoral Seminar
Role of Entomopathogenic Microbes
in the Management of Insects
on
Seminar In -charge
Dr. S. S. Shaw
Professor
Department of Entomology
Speaker
Krishna Gupta
Ph.D. Scholar
4. Different Types of Entomopathogens
Virus
Bacteria Fungi
Nematodes
Protozoa
5.
6. History of bacteria
First record on Bacillus thuringiensis in 1901
Ishiwata discovered a bacterium from diseased silkworm larvae
Dr. Berliner received diseased Mediterranean flour moth larvae
from mill in Thüringen (Germany) in 1909
Bt. was first used as an insecticide against European corn borer in
South East Europe (1930)
First commercial product, Sporeine was available in France for
control of flour moth (1938)
7. Entomopathogenic bacteria
Spore formers Non-spore formers
E.g. Pseudomonas spp.
Obligate spore formers Facultative spore formers
E.g. Bacillus popillae
Crystelliferous Non-Crystelliferous
E.g. Bacillus thuringiensis E.g. Bacillus cereus
(Dr. D. S. Reddy 2010)
8. Bacillus thuringiensis
Bt is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming
entomopathogenic bacterium.
Bt protein toxins are highly selective to their target
insect, are innocuous to humans, vertebrates, plants and
are completely biodegradable.
Bt is a viable alternative for the control of insect in
agriculture and disease spreading vectors in public
health.
( Ramanujam et. al., 2014)
10. Symptoms
Larvae becomes inactive, stops feeding
The head capsule becomes large
compared to body size
The larvae becomes flaccid and dies,
usually within days or a week
The body contents turn brownish-black
as they decompose.
11. Different Bacillus thuringiensis spp.
used in insect management
Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki: - Lepidopteran
larvae (butterfly and moth)
Bt var. israelensis: - Mosquito larvae
Bt var. sandiego: - Coleopteran larvae (Beetles)
Bacillus popillae: - Japanese beetle larvae
(Dr. D. S. Reddy 2010)
12.
13. History of virus
Symptoms of Baculovirus infection in insect were first
recognized in silkworms in 16 century
Paillot (1926) described the first granulosis disease from
the larvae of Pieris brassicae
Bergold (1947) provided definitive evidence of the viral
nature of disease
ELCAR the first commercial viral pesticide produce by
Sandoz Company in 1970
15. Viruses
Baculoviruses are the most common and most widely
studied group of viruses pathogenic for insects.
Baculoviruses are rod-shaped particles which contain
circular double stranded DNA genomes.
Viruses are obligate parasites hence need for
multiplication.
16. The genus NPV is characterized by the presence of
polyhedral shaped viral occlusions (polyhedra)
containing randomly occluded viral particles.
The genus granulose virus (GV) has one nucleocapsid
per envelope and has granule shaped viral occlusions
(capsules) containing one or rarely 2 or more virions.
(Dr. T. V. Prasad)
Contd….
18. Symptoms
They have a characteristic shiny-
oily appearance and stop feeding.
They climb to the top of the crop
canopy, becomes limp, and hang
from the upper leaves or stems,
hence the common name
“caterpillar wilt” or “tree top”
disease.
NPV – infected larvae may
initially turn white and very dark
19. Different viruses used in insect
management
NPVs of Amsacta albistriga and A. moorei are used on
groundnut for the control of red hairy caterpillers.
Ha – NPV is used for the control of Helicoverpa armigera
on chickpea and groundnut.
Sl – NPV is used for the control Spodoptera litura on
tobacco, groundnut, black gram and cotton.
GV of Chilo infuscatellus is used for the management of
shoot borer on sugarcane (Canan usta 2013)
20.
21. Entomopathogenic Fungi
Entomopathogenic fungi reproduce sexually in soils
and asexually in insect hosts.
In its asexual form it produces spores known as
conidia which are wind dispersed.
It is usually need moisture to enable infection, and
natural epizootics are most common during wet or
humid conditions.
(Maina, et. al., 2018)
22. History of fungi
Louis Pasteur was the first to use fungus on grape vines in the vine
yards to control the tiny inhabiting insect
Beauveria spp. was discovered in 1835 as cause of the Muscardine
disease of domesticated silkworms
Verticillium lecanii was first observed in Ceylon (Sri lanka) in 1861
on diseased Lecanium coffeae
In 1879 and 1888 produced the fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae to
control the wheat cockchafer and sugarbeet weevil
24. Symptoms
Infected insects stop feeding and becomes lethargic.
They may die relatively rapidly, sometimes in an
upright position still attached to a leaf or stem.
The dead insect’s body may be firm and “cheese
like”.
(Dr. T. V. Prasad)
25. Different fungus used in insect
management
Beauveria bassiana: -They are used particularly to control
sucking pests and caterpillars infesting crop plants.
Spodoptera litura
26. Contd..
Metarrhizium anisopliae – This pathogenic fungus is used to
control mainly coconut rhinoceros beetle, groundnut cut worm,
rice brown plant hopper, diamond back moth and early shoot
borer, top shoot borer and internode borer of sugarcane etc.
Grass hopper
Rhinoceros
beetle grub
Effected by Metarhizium anisopliae
28. Contd.
Verticillium lecanii – This beneficial fungus is mainly
used to control whiteflies, aphids, thrips, brown plant
hopper, scale insects, mealy bugs and other sucking
insect pests of crop plants.
Green scale
29. Hirsutella thompsonii – These fungi are used to control
different hoppers and bug pests, whiteflies, mites etc
Coconut mite
Citrus rust mite
Contd..
30.
31. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN)
Entomopathogenic nematodes are soil-inhabiting,
lethal insect parasitoids, live inside the body of their
host.
The most commonly studied genera are those that are
useful in the biological control of insect pest, the
Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae.
32. History of EPN
The first entomopathogenic nematode was described by
Steiner as Aplectana kraussei (now Steinernema kraussei) in
1923
The genus Heterorhabditis was described in 1976.
In 1981, BR company supply S.carpocapsae on crickets and
packaged a product called Neocide for use against the
carpenter worm.
In 1982, “The California Nematode Laboratories” was to
produced the first commercial products, BioSafe, BioVector,
etc from Steinernema spp.
34. Different nematodes used in insect
management
Steinernema carpocapsea – Against for lepidopterous larvae
S. faltiae – It is used for dipterous insects.
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora – Soil-dwelling insects
Nematodes in beet armyworm pupa (left) and termite worker (right)
35. Entomopathogenic protozoan
Entomopathogenic protozoans
are extremely diverse group of
organisms comprising around
1000 species.
They are generally host specific
and slow acting.
Producing chronic infections
with general debilitation of the
host.
(Ramanujam et al. 2014)
36. History of Protozoa
The first protozoa were seen by Antony van
Leeuwenhock in 1674
Linnaeus included 2 species of free-living Protozoa in
the 1758 edition of his Systema Naturae
37. Mode of action
Microsporidia must be eaten to infect an insect
The pathogen enters the insect body via the gut wall,
spreads to various tissues and organs
These are relatively slow acting organisms, taking days
or weeks to debilitate their host
38. Symptoms
Infected insects may be sluggish and smaller than
normal.
Reduced feeding and reproduction, and difficulty in
molting.
Death may fallow if the level of infection is high.
39. Different Protozoa used in insect
management
Nosema locustae is used for the control of
grasshoppers and crickets.
Vairimorpha necatrix is used for the control of corn
earworm, European corn borer, various armyworms
and cabbage looper.
Farinocystis triboli is used against red flour beetle.
(Dr. T. V. Prasad)
40. Advantages of Entomopathogenic
microbes
These are species- specific and hence safe to beneficial
insects.
Environmentally safe and safe to non target organisms.
Compatible with other chemical insecticides.
These are easy to apply.
It is self sustaining and so economical.
41. Disadvantages of
Entomopathogenic microbes
Efficacy depend on environment
conditions.
Some pathogen (protozoan) are difficult to
mass produce.
Necessity of correct timing of application
Results are not as quick as insecticides.
42. Example of entomopathogenic microbes
A. Bacteria Targets insects Crop Product name Doses / ha.
1. Bacillus thuringiensis var.
Kurstaki
Lepidopteran larvae (butterfly and
moth)
Gram, chickpea Novodor, caterpillar killer,
javelin, etc
1.5-3 kg
0.75-1.0 lit.
2. Bt var. Israelensis Mosquito larvae Skeletal, teknar, mosquito attack
3. Bt var. Sandiego Coleopteran larvae (Beetles) Storage crop Novardo, trident.
4. Bacillus popilliae Japanese beetle larvae Roses, grapes Doom, japidemic, grub attack 0.5-1 kg
B. Virus
1. NPV Helicoverpa armigera and
Spodoptera litura
Tobacco, Soybean Gypchek virus 1.5-3.0 x 1012 POB
(250-500 LE)
2. GV Chilo infuscatellus, Achaea janata,
Phthorimaea opercullela
Sugarcane, potato Agrovir, madex 250 LE or 750
virosed larvae
C. Fungi
1. Beauveria bassiana Whiteflies, aphids, thrips Glasshouse tomata/
ornamentals
Mycotrol / botanigard 42.5x1010 spore /
m3 or 2-3 kg dust
2. B. bassiana Sucking insects Cotton Naturalis
3. Verticillium lacanii Whiteflies, Aphids, Scales Glasshouse crop Vertalec 10x106 spores /ml
4. Metarrhizium anisopliae Termites House Bioblast 42.5x1010 spore / m3
5. M. anisopliae BPH, GLH Rice Bio magic
6. Nomouraea rileyi H. armigera. Achaea janata, S. litura Cotton Numoraea 10x1010 spores /ml
7. Hirsutella thompsonii Mites Citrus Mycohit 1-5 g/ l of water
D. Nematodes
1. Steinernema carpocapsea Larvae of soil-dwelling and boring
insects
Biosafe, ecomask, scanmask 1 lit. / 400-500 lit.
water
2. Heterorhabditis heliothidis Soil-dwelling insects
E. Protozoans
1. Farinocystis triboli Red rust flour beetle
2. Nosema locustae Grasshopper, European cornborer Nolo balt, grasshopper attack
3. Vairimorpha necatrix Corn earworm, armyworms, cabbage
looper
Cabbage , sorghum
(Source: Ramanujam et al 2014, Canan Usta 2013, J. Alice et al., 2014, Maina UM, et al 2018 and Dr. T.V. Prasad)
43. Conclusions
The application of entomopathogenic microbes for
insect control is increasing largely because of
• Greater environment awareness.
• Food safety concerns.
• The failure of conventional chemicals due to an
increasing number of insecticide resistant species.
• They provides us significant and selective insect
control.