Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Berl. on the lesser cotton leafworm Spodoptera exigua Hbn. (Lep., Noctuidae) in corn and sunflower cultivations in Egypt.
1993
Salama H.S. | Zaki F.N. | Salem S.A. | Hamdy M.K. | Megahed M.
Field applications using Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel 2X) against Spodoptera exigua infesting corn and sunflower cultivations were carried out in two different localities in Egypt. The percentage of infested corn plants decreased to 2.5%, seven days after treatment with Dipel 2x (250 g/fed) and the yield was significantly increased compared with untreated plots. The carbamate insecticide (Lannate) at 300 g/fed caused complete kill to the larvae and the highest yield was obtained. Application of Lannate, Dipel (250 g) or a combination of both (150 g/each/fed) caused a high reduction of the larvae existing in sunflower after seven days from application, while Dipel at 200 g/fed gave a lower effect. Ten days after application, the number of larvae and infested plants increased significantly in plots treated with Lannate alone, while plots treated with either Dipel (250 g) or dipel combined with Lannate (150 g/each) still maintained a lower infestation. The estimated yield showed the highest increase in plots treated with Lannate followed by Dipel (250 g) and then a combination of both.
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