Foliar application of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) for the control of Diatraea saccharalis in greenhouse

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  • Luiz Luciano Bellini Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro
  • Claudia Dolinski Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n3p997

Palavras-chave:

Biological control, Sugarcane borer, NEPs, Saccharum officinarum.

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The sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, makes tunnels in the cane stalk, causing weight loss, as well as bud death, impairing germination. The weakened stalks are also more prone to breakage by wind, and in young plants the inner whorl of the leaves can die, resulting in a condition known as “dead heart”. Chemical control is used, but with low efficiency. This work was designed to test biological control of D. saccharalis using entomopathogenic nematodes (NEPs). Two trials in the greenhouse were performed using Heterohabditis baujard LPP7 and Steinernema carpocapse NCAll by foliar application associated with adjuvants. In the first assay, the number of holes per stalk was 3.4 for the control without nematodes and with Joint* Oil; 3.14 for the control without nematodes and with Gotafix®; 2.44 for S. carpocapsae NCAll + Joint* Oil; 2.06 for H. baujardi LPP7 + Gotafix® and also for S. carpocapsae NCAll + Gotafix®; and 1.84 for H. baujardi LPP7 + Joint* Oil. In the second assay, the treatments showed an average of 4.78 holes per stalk for the control without nematodes and with Gotafix®; 4.76 for the control without nematodes and with Joint* Oil; 2.18 for S. carpocapsae NCAll + Joint* Oil and for S. carpocapsae NCAll + Gotafix®; 1.96 for H. baujardi LPP7 + Gotafix®; and 1.90 for H. baujardi LPP7 + Joint* Oil. In the two experiments, the treatments with and without the EPNs differed significantly, but there was no difference between the adjuvants or between the two EPN species.

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Luiz Luciano Bellini, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro

Discente, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, UENF. Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

Claudia Dolinski, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro

Profª. da UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

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2012-06-28

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Bellini, L. L., & Dolinski, C. (2012). Foliar application of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) for the control of Diatraea saccharalis in greenhouse. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 33(3), 997–1004. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n3p997

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