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Laboratory testing of a mycopesticide on non-target organisms: the effects of an oil formulation of Metarhizium flavoviride applied to Apis mellifera

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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:26 authored by B V Ball, B J Pye, Norman CarreckNorman Carreck, D Moore, R P Bateman
A technique was developed to allow ultra-low volume (ULV) application of an oil formulation of the deuteromycete, Metarhizium flavoviride Gams & Rozsypal, to Apis mellifera (Linnaeus). In the first experiment, application of a dose equivalent to twice the expected field application rate killed 30% of the bees and a twenty-fold dose killed 87%. In a second experiment, a realistic field dose formulated in oil killed 11% of the bees and a similar dose formulated in water killed 8%. The dose applied effectively killed the target host, the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål). Application of a chemical pesticide comprising an organophosphate and two pyrethroids at a dose that was just sub-lethal to locusts, killed all treated bees. Very few untreated bees died. The results demonstrated the feasibility of safety testing a mycopesticide with bees as a non-target organism. In addition, it was demonstrated that the mycopesticide currently under development for the control of locusts and grasshoppers was quantifiably less hazardous to bees than the chemical pesticide

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

Biocontrol Science and Technology

ISSN

0958-3157

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

3

Volume

4

Page range

289-296

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  • Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-02-11

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-02-11

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