Potential biological control of the pupal stage of the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria pseudobassiana in the winter season in Chile.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Lobesia botrana, the European grapevine moth, affects Vitis vinifera L. and other species of economic importance in a number of countries through damage caused by its larvae in berries and associated secondary diseases such as Botrytis cinerea. Control of the moth in urban areas is difficult due to poor chemical management of infested plants in houses. Additionally, in winter, L. botrana is in its pupal stage covered with a cocoon that prevents the penetration of chemical pesticides. For this reason, the objective of this work was to control the pupal stage with a formulation based on the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria pseudobassiana in urban areas.

Results

The strain RGM 1747 was identified as B. pseudobassiana by multilocus sequence analysis. The biocontrol ac

SUBMITTER: Altimira F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714376 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature