Publication Type
Journal Article
Journal Name
Phytoparasitica
Publication Date
1-1-1991
Abstract
Several new isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner have shown significantly higher levels of insecticidal activity than the previous best isolates (Bt24- entomocidus and IH-A- aizawai) against both Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. and Spodoptera exempta Walker. The best ones, in the following descending order of potency, were: against S. littoralis — K26–21, MF4B–2, MR1–37, K28–30, K26–8; against S. exempta — Bt-3, K30–3, HD-133, MR1–37, Bt-17, K26–8, K26–21, MF4B-2, HD-593. Larvae of S. exempta were considerably more susceptible (4.12–1.25 fold) to some of the isolates (Bt-3, K30–3, HD-133, MR1–37, Bt-17, K26–8, HD-593) than S. littoralis. © 1991, Springer Science + Business Media B.V.. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Bacillus thuringiensis, biological control, Spodoptera exempta, Spodoptera littoralis
Recommended Citation
Hamal, M., Brownbridge, M., Broza, M., & Sneh, B. (1991). Screening for highly effective isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis against Spodoptera exempta and Spodoptera littoralis. Phytoparasitica, 19 (1), 9-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981007