A modified semi-synthetic diet for bioassay of non-sporeforming entomopathogenic bacteria against Spodoptera litura
2014
Aggarwal, Chetana | Paul, Sangeeta | Paul, Bishwajeet | Khan, Md Aslam | Tyagi, Satya Prakash
Standard semi-synthetic diet used for rearing Spodoptera litura (Fab) larvae contains many antimicrobials. This diet is not suitable for evaluating non-sporeforming bacteria. We determined the effect of antimicrobials present in S. litura semi-synthetic diet on growth of entomopathogenic Serratia marcescens . Nutrient broth supplemented with four and two times reduced doses of sorbic acid (0.15 g) and methyl parahydroxybenzoate (0.05 g) supported bacterial growth comparable to control medium. No growth could be observed even at five times reduced concentrations of formaldehyde and streptomycin sulphate. Diet for rearing S. litura was modified accordingly and validated using two S. marcescens strains. Larval mortality ranged between 20% and 30% on the standard diet and more than 90% in the modified diet.
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