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Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner subspecies kurstaki and aizawai against the bagworm, Metisa plana walker on oil palm


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Tan, Sek Yee and Ibrahim, Yusof and Omar, Dzolkhifli (2008) Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner subspecies kurstaki and aizawai against the bagworm, Metisa plana walker on oil palm. Journal of Bioscience, 19 (1). pp. 103-114. ISSN 1985-3718; ESSN: 2180-4249

Abstract

The efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki (Btk) and aizawai (Bta) against the third and fifth instar larvae of Metisa plana on oil palm was studied. The objective of the study was to determine the level of kill achievable with six selected Bt products on M. plana. Laboratory bioassays were performed on formulations containing Btk: Dipel® ES, Dipel® DF, Dipel® WP and ABG-6429 FC® (research formulation), and Bta: Florbac® SC and Xentari® WG at temperatures of 24°C–29°C and 55%–80% relative humidity (RH) by using leaf dipping method. Both subspecies were shown to be effective on the bagworms. In most cases, the third instar larvae required lesser amount of Bt and shorter time for a satisfactory kill compared to the fifth instar larvae.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Publisher: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
Notes: Journal title changed to 'Tropical Life Sciences Research' since 2009.
Keywords: Bioassay; Bagworms; Metisa plana; Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki and aizawai
Depositing User: kmportal
Date Deposited: 06 Feb 2014 04:58
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2017 05:46
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14435
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