Comparative virulence of Beauveria bassiana isolates against clover root weevil (Sitona obsoletus)
dc.contributor.author | Nelson, T. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | McNeill, M. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | van Koten, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Goldson, Stephen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-17T02:08:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.description.abstract | Clover root weevil (Sitona obsoletus) (CRW) is of Palearctic origin and in New Zealand has become an invasive pest of white clover. A major survey was undertaken in 2000 to identify and collect the most promising CRW biocontrol agents from a wide range of locations in Europe and the UK. Subsequently several Beauveria bassiana strains obtained from the cadavers of weevils originally collected live from England, Wales, France and Romania were isolated in containment at AgResearch, Lincoln. Thereafter bioassays using New Zealand field-collected CRW populations showed that all the European isolates were virulent against the adults, with two being particularly effective. Notably, all of the European B. bassiana isolates exhibited greater virulence against CRW than a New Zealand isolate collected from local CRW populations and a commercial B. bassiana product registered in the USA as Botanigard®. | en |
dc.format.extent | 139-145 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Nelson, T. L., McNeill, M. R., van Koten, C., & Goldson, S.L. (2015). Comparative virulence of Beauveria bassiana isolates against clover root weevil (Sitona obsoletus). New Zealand Plant Protection, 68, 139-145. | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1179-352X | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1175-9003 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/9388 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | New Zealand Plant Protection Society | |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from - New Zealand Plant Protection Society - https://nzpps.org/nzpp_contents.php?vol=68 | en |
dc.relation.isPartOf | New Zealand Plant Protection | en |
dc.rights | © 2015 New Zealand Plant Protection Society (Inc.) | |
dc.rights.ccname | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.ccuri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | virulence | en |
dc.subject | microbial control | en |
dc.subject | entomopathogenic fungi | en |
dc.subject | biological control | en |
dc.subject | entomopathogens | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::100202 Biological Control | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::060505 Mycology | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::060504 Microbial Ecology | en |
dc.title | Comparative virulence of Beauveria bassiana isolates against clover root weevil (Sitona obsoletus) | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
lu.contributor.unit | Lincoln University | |
lu.contributor.unit | Bio-Protection Research Centre | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-0057-6969 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en |
pubs.publisher-url | https://nzpps.org/nzpp_contents.php?vol=68 | en |
pubs.volume | 68 | en |