Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in Greenhouse
The whitefly is among the main pests of crops, especially solanaceous and cucurbitaceous plants. The massive use of pesticides for its control has led to an increase in the pest’s resistance to different groups of insecticides and to environmental contamination. The use of biopesticides for its cont...
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| author | Héctor Cabrera-Mireles Magali Jiménez-Jiménez Juan Ruiz-Ramírez Félix David Murillo-Cuevas Jacel Adame-García Jorge Jiménez-Zilli Andrés Vásquez Hernández Rubén Uriel Herrera-Bonilla |
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| description | The whitefly is among the main pests of crops, especially solanaceous and cucurbitaceous plants. The massive use of pesticides for its control has led to an increase in the pest’s resistance to different groups of insecticides and to environmental contamination. The use of biopesticides for its control is a sustainable alternative for the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of two biopesticides based on entomopathogenic fungi against eggs, nymphs, and adults of whitefly in eggplant in a greenhouse. The treatments consisted of <i>Cordyceps javanica</i>, <i>Beauveria bassiana</i>, a commercial insecticide (i.e., Spirotetramat), and a control (no application). A completely randomized design was used with 16 repetitions per treatment, and the non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test was applied. Mortality was recorded on five dates after application (DAA). The sampling data were transformed to efficiency (%). The biopesticides were found to be effective in controlling whiteflies in all developmental stages during the evaluation days. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-10d1637a8f5b494aa41df5c2aef9c3f12025-08-20T03:24:40ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502025-05-0116657810.3390/insects16060578Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in GreenhouseHéctor Cabrera-Mireles0Magali Jiménez-Jiménez1Juan Ruiz-Ramírez2Félix David Murillo-Cuevas3Jacel Adame-García4Jorge Jiménez-Zilli5Andrés Vásquez Hernández6Rubén Uriel Herrera-Bonilla7Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Campo Experimental Cotaxtla, Cotaxtla 94284, MexicoColegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Veracruz 91690, MexicoFacultad de Economía, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa 91000, MexicoInstituto Tecnológico de Úrsulo Galván, Instituto Tecnológico Nacional de México, Ursulo Galván 91667, MexicoInstituto Tecnológico de Úrsulo Galván, Instituto Tecnológico Nacional de México, Ursulo Galván 91667, MexicoLaboratorio de Biotecnología Andreb, Huatusco 94100, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Campo Experimental Cotaxtla, Cotaxtla 94284, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Campo Experimental Cotaxtla, Cotaxtla 94284, MexicoThe whitefly is among the main pests of crops, especially solanaceous and cucurbitaceous plants. The massive use of pesticides for its control has led to an increase in the pest’s resistance to different groups of insecticides and to environmental contamination. The use of biopesticides for its control is a sustainable alternative for the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of two biopesticides based on entomopathogenic fungi against eggs, nymphs, and adults of whitefly in eggplant in a greenhouse. The treatments consisted of <i>Cordyceps javanica</i>, <i>Beauveria bassiana</i>, a commercial insecticide (i.e., Spirotetramat), and a control (no application). A completely randomized design was used with 16 repetitions per treatment, and the non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test was applied. Mortality was recorded on five dates after application (DAA). The sampling data were transformed to efficiency (%). The biopesticides were found to be effective in controlling whiteflies in all developmental stages during the evaluation days.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/6/578entomopathogens<i>Cordyceps javanica</i><i>Beauveria bassiana</i>whiteflies |
| spellingShingle | Héctor Cabrera-Mireles Magali Jiménez-Jiménez Juan Ruiz-Ramírez Félix David Murillo-Cuevas Jacel Adame-García Jorge Jiménez-Zilli Andrés Vásquez Hernández Rubén Uriel Herrera-Bonilla Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in Greenhouse Insects entomopathogens <i>Cordyceps javanica</i> <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> whiteflies |
| title | Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in Greenhouse |
| title_full | Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in Greenhouse |
| title_fullStr | Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in Greenhouse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in Greenhouse |
| title_short | Microbial Biopesticides to Control Whiteflies in Eggplant <i>Solanum melongena</i>, in Greenhouse |
| title_sort | microbial biopesticides to control whiteflies in eggplant i solanum melongena i in greenhouse |
| topic | entomopathogens <i>Cordyceps javanica</i> <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> whiteflies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/6/578 |
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