Mortality and food consumption in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae treated with spinosad alone or in mixtures with a nucleopolyhedrovirus
Keywords:
baculovirus, fall armyworm, synergismAbstract
The combined and individual effects of spinosad and Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) (Baculoviridae) on the mortality and food consumption of 3rd instars of S. frugiperda were evaluated using maize-leaf bioassays. The mortality data from spinosad (0.001 mg/L)–SfMNPV (106 OBs/mL) mixtures showed a low synergistic effect at 144 h after treatment. The consumption rate was significantly reduced by 2- to 12-fold in the spinosad–SfMNPV mixture treatment compared with the control, but no difference in consumption rate was observed between this treatment and the treatment with spinosad alone. Laboratory observations on the efficiency of spinosad–SfMNPV mixtures require validation in field studies under commercial growing conditions.
Sumario
El efecto combinado y solo de spinosad con el nucleopoliedrovirus múltiple de Spodoptera frugiperda (SfMNPV) (Baculoviridae) se evaluaron sobre sobre la mortalidad y tasa de consumo de larvas de tercer estadio de S. frugiperda en condiciones de laboratorio mediante bioensayos con hojas de maíz. Los datos de mortalidad de la mezcla de spinosad (0.001 mg/L)–SfMNPV (106 OBs/mL) provocó un efecto sinérgico a las 144 h después del tratamiento. La tasa de consumo se redujo significativamente de 2- a 12-veces en la mezcla spinosad–SfMNPV comparado con el testigo, pero no se observaron diferencias comparado con el spinosad solo. Las observaciones de laboratorio sobre la mezcla de spinosad–SfMNPV requieren ser validadas en estudios de campo bajo condiciones de cultivos comerciales.
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