Identification of Bacillus thuringiensis strains for the management of lepidopteran pests.

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dc.contributorDANIELE HELOÍSA PINHEIRO; FERNANDO HERCOS VALICENTE, CNPMS.
dc.creatorPINHEIRO, D. H.
dc.creatorVALICENTE, F. H.
dc.date2021-09-23T12:00:57Z
dc.date2021-09-23T12:00:57Z
dc.date2021-08-19
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:24:49Z
dc.descriptionBacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-based bioinsecticides and transgenic plants expressing proteins with insecticidal activity (Cry and Vip) have been successfully used in several integrated pest management programs worldwide. Lepidoptera comprise some of the most economically important insect pests of the major agricultural crops. In this study, the toxicity of 150 Btstrains was evaluated against Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) larvae. Eight strains (426, 520B, 1636, 1641, 1644, 1648, 1657 and 1658) showed high insecticide activity against H. armigera and were therefore tested against Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner), Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker), Chrysodeixis includens (Walker), and Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius) larvae. Our results showed that most of the Bt strains were also toxic to these lepidopteran species. The biochemical and molecular analyses of these strains revealed that they had a similar protein profile; however, their cry and vip gene contents were variable. In addition, the median lethal concentration (LC50) of the selected strains indicated that the strains 1636, 1641, and 1658 were the most effective against H. armigera, showing LC50 values of 185.02, 159.44, and 192.98 ng/cm2 , respectively. Our results suggest that the selected Bt strains have great potential to control the lepidopteran pests H. armigera, A. gemmatalis, D. saccharalis, S. cosmioides, and C. includes.
dc.identifierNeotropical Entomology, v. 50, p. 804-811, 2021.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1133747
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-021-00896-w
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/490329
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectBioinseticida
dc.subjectBioinsecticide
dc.subjectPraga de Planta
dc.subjectControle Biológico
dc.subjectBactéria
dc.subjectGene
dc.subjectInseto
dc.subjectPest control
dc.subjectInsects
dc.subjectEntomopathogenic bacteria
dc.titleIdentification of Bacillus thuringiensis strains for the management of lepidopteran pests.
dc.typeArtigo de periódico

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