The Potential Activities of Two Bacillus thuringiensis Strains Against the Neonate Larvae of Pectinophera gossypiella | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, F. Toxicology & Pest Control | ||
| Article 2, Volume 13, Issue 2, December 2021, Pages 17-24 PDF (710.35 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsf.2021.182300 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Gamal Omar1; Ahmed Ibrahim2; Khalid Hamadah1 | ||
| 1Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Zoology and Entomology Department, Madinat Nasr, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki. Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current study was conducted to investigate the biological activities of the two strains of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki 1(Bt K1) and Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki 2 (Bt K2)) against the newly hatched (neonate) larvae of the pink bollworm, Pectinophera gossypiella. The two strains exhibited their toxicity against the treated larvae. Also, the lethal effect was extended in the resulted stages, pupae and adults. Based on LC50 for total mortality, Bt K1 was more potent than Bt K2 where LC50 was 2.21x1010 and 3.11x1010, respectively. However, the two strains were revealed a reduction of pupation and adult emergence %. Irrespective of the strain, Bt significantly decreased larval duration and significantly increased pupal duration. No effect was recorded on morphogenesis. In the present study,it was broadly that Bacillus thuringiensis showed its ability in the control of Pectinophora gossypiella. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bacillus thuringiensis; Pectinophora gossypiella; toxicity; development | ||
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