Pathogenic Fungus against the Almond Bark Beetle Scolytus amygdali Geurin-Meneville (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): Aspergillus sp.

ZEIRI A., Ayberk H., MEJDA D., Braham M., Braham M.

EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.71-74, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-74
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Almond bark beetle, Scolytus amygdali Geurin-Meneville (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is a xylophagous pest attacks forest and fruit trees. Aspergillus sp., the fungus previously isolated from dead beetles, was applied to healthy larvae and adults of S. amygdale. It was found to be pathogenic at the concentrations of 4.99x10(7), 6.01x10(7) and 8.81x10(7) conidia/ml. These concentrations induced 100% mortality of larvae in 24 hours.