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Molecular Characterization and Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana Isolated from Rhynchites bacchus L Coleoptera Rhynchitidae    
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Prof. Dr. Ali SEVİM Prof. Dr. Ali SEVİM
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Elif SEVİM Prof. Dr. Elif SEVİM
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İsmail Demir
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Zihni Demirbağ
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özet
The leafroller weevil beetle ( Rhynchites bacchus L., Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) is one of the most destructive pest of various fruits such as apple, plum, apricot, cherry and peach (nectarine) etc. almost all over the world. This pest feeds either stone or pome fruits and can cause up to 80-90% damage to orchards. In this study, we investigated fungal pathogens of this pest to find more effective and safe biological control agent against it. Insect specimens were collected from apple orchards invaded by R. baccus during July of 2007 in Gümüşhane, Turkey. One fungal species was isolated and characterized by currently used morphological and molecular techniques including ITS and the partial EF1-α sequencing. Based on these characteristics, the isolate was identified as Beauveria bassiana . Separately, the insecticidal activity of the isolate was determined on R. bacchus adults. The fungus caused 100% mortality within two weeks days after application of 1 × 10 8 ml -1 spore concentration and the LT 50 value of the fungus was calculated as 7.5 day. This is the first study to determine the effectiveness of B. bassiana against R. baccus .
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Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Diğer hakemli ulusal dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Nevşehir Journal of Science and Technology
Dergi ISSN 2148-466X
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 01-2014
Cilt No 3
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 33 / 47
Doi Numarası 10.17100/nevbiltek.99962
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.17100/nevbiltek.99962