Insecticidal activity of entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) for potato psyllid,Bactericera cockerelli(Hemiptera: Triozidae): Development of bioassay techniques, effect of fungal species and stage of the psyllid

Can Beauveria bassiana Bals. (Vuill) (Ascomycetes: Hypocreales) and Tamarixia triozae (Burks) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) be used together for improved biological control of Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae)?

“…The potential for biocontrol of B. cockerelli using B. bassiana, M. anisopliae and I. fumosorosea has been reported previously (Lacey et al, 2009(Lacey et al, , 2011. Furthermore, compatibility between entomopathogenic fungi and current crop management practices for B. cockerelli, have also been previously evaluated (Mauchline et al, 2013).…”

“…The bioassay methods of Butt and Goettel (2000) and Lacey et al (2009) were used to quantify the virulence of the three B. bassiana isolates against B. cockerelli nymphs. On each occasion the experiment was run there were four replicate Petri dishes (150 mm diameter), each with 10 nymphs of B. cockerelli, for each fungal isolate/concentration combination.…”

“…Abdullah, 2008;Mesquita and Lacey, 2001;Wu et al, 2014). B. cockerelli has a large number of indigenous natural enemies (Butler and Trumble, 2012), of which the parasitoid Tamarixia triozae Burks (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and the fungus Beauveria bassiana, are under development as biological control agents for augmentation within IPM (Lacey et al, 2009(Lacey et al, , 2011Weber, 2013).…”

Insecticidal activities of extracts of three lichen species on Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

“…Biological insecticides derived from plants and microorganisms are used against many pests including insects (Lacey et al 2009;Kim et al 2010;Raudonis et al 2010;Sharifian et al 2013). Extracts and secondary metabolites of lichens have been demonstrated as effective biological insecticides against pests such as S. granarius Yildirim et al 2012b), Sitophilus zeamais , and Leptinotarsa decemlineata .…”

Further evaluation of the southern ladybird (Cleobora mellyi) as a biological control agent of the invasive tomato–potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

“…However, the long term use of chemical control alone is unsustainable due to factors such as the evolution of insecticidal resistance and disruption of integrated pest management programs. The need to reduce reliance on chemical controls has resulted in research on reduced insecticide applications (Anderson et al, 2013), use of entomopathogens (Lacey et al, 2009(Lacey et al, , 2011 and natural enemies as biological control options (Al-Jabr, 1999;Walker et al, 2011;O'Connell et al, 2012). In New Zealand, resident natural enemies have failed to control TPP numbers in potato crops during mid and late summer when conditions ares ideal for TPP development (Walker et al, 2011).…”