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SENSIBILITÉ DE LAMBDINA FISCELLARIA FISCELLARIA (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE) À L’INFECTION PAR BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS BERLINER SEUL OU EN PRÉSENCE DE CHITINASE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. A. Smirnoff
Affiliation:
Centre de recherches forestières des Laurentides, Service canadien des forêts, Québec, Québec

Abstract

A Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner formulation, with and without chitinase, was tested on various instars of Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria Guén. reared under various temperature conditions. The results revealed that resistance to infection increased as larval development progressed and at lower temperatures. At a given temperature, 65% of third-instar larvae died after 5 days while only 10% of fifth-instar larvae died in the same period. Chitinase increased the efficiency of B. thuringiensis for all larval instars and at all temperatures.

Résumé

Une formulation de Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner avec et sans chitinase a été testée sur des larves de Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria Guén. de divers âges et élevées sous des conditions de température différentes. La résistance à l’infection augmente avec l’âge et aux basses températures. Ainsi, pour une température donnée, 65% des larves du IIIè âge succombent en 5 jours alors que seulement 10% des larves du Vè âge subissent le même sort. Par contre, dans tous les cas, l’addition de chitinase augmente l’efficacité du bacille.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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