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Screening of the insecticidal activity ofBacillus thuringiensis strains against the egyptian cotton leaf wormSpodoptera littoralis

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A screening of the larvicidal activity of the more than 900 strains ofBacillus thuringiensis strains, combining the Institut Pasteur collection was realized. A quick bioassay using 1st instar larvae and semi-synthetic medium was developed.

Many strains were toxic toSpodoptera littoralis, but only a few belonging mainly to serovarsaizawai, kenyae andentomocidus showed high level of toxicity. The profiles of strain activities differed from serovar to serovar, but within the same serovar toxicity can vary with different strains. Oneaizawai strain tested in the field gave satisfactory results, better than a commercially used strain, tested in the same experiment.

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Le criblage de notre collection deB. thuringiensis (plus de 900 souches) a été effectué contreSpodoptera littoralis. Une technique rapide de bioessai utilisant des chenilles néonates et un milieu semisynthétique a été mise au point. Beaucoup de souches se sont montrées actives à forte dose, mais seulement quelques-unes appartenant principalement aux sérovaraizawai etkenyae à doses plus faibles. Les différents sérotypes ont un profil d'activité différent mais un même sérotype peut comprendre des souches de toxicité variée. Une souche du sérovaraizawai a été testée en champs et a donné de bons résultats, son activité ayant été évaluée à environ 5 fois celle d'une souche couramment commercialisée.

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Kalfon, A.R., de Barjac, H. Screening of the insecticidal activity ofBacillus thuringiensis strains against the egyptian cotton leaf wormSpodoptera littoralis . Entomophaga 30, 177–186 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372251

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