The fungus Verticillium lecanii was assessed for entomopathogenicity against nymphal Bemisia tabaci in an environmental chamber and in a greenhouse mist chamber on the host Euphorbia pulcherima. Proportional mortality of Bemisia nymphs due to fungal exposure were; in the environmental chamber 89-96%, and in the mist chamber 61-89%. Two fungal characteristics, hyphae growth and sporulation, were used as parameters for augmentation experiments. Response to particular honeydew constituents, glutamine, glutamic acid, serine and sucrose in concentrations ranging 500-40,000 ppm were measured. Hyphae growth, in comparison to water agar (1.26-1.52 mm/24 h), was inhibited by all substrates at all concentrations (0.82-1.47 mm/24 h). Sporulation was enhanced at higher concentrations, 17.0-117.0 (x10⁴) spores produced, in comparison with water agar, 10.2-15.5 (x10⁴) spores produced.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/278051 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Meade, Donna Lee, 1958- |
| Contributors | Byrne, David N. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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