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Title: | Organisms with potential to assist in the control of 'Helicoverpa armigera' in Australian cotton production systems | Contributor(s): | Knox, Oliver (author) ; Anderson, Chris M T (author); Ross, Jenna L (author); Tann, Colin C R (author); Gupta, Vadakattu V S R (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1071/CP16270 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19858 | Abstract: | 'Helicoverpa armigera' was once considered the most important insect pest to Australian cotton production. The introduction of genetically modified cotton altered this status and made this insect pest control less chemically dependent, but resistance to the insecticidal compounds expressed in genetically modified cotton has evolved in laboratory-reared 'H. armigera' populations and is shown to exist in natural populations. Preventing the development of resistance in field populations is complicated by the over wintering of potentially resistant individuals in the soil. Biocontrol may assist in reducing the population of resistant individuals. Several projects investigating the ecology of Australian cotton highlighted the existence of several native organisms with ability to limit the growth or utilise 'H. armigera' as a host. The work reported here set about establishing the presence of such organisms in Australian cotton soils by recovering them from soil and farm-collected 'H. armigera' that exhibited abnormal growth, disease or death. The recovered organisms were identified as the fungi 'Lecanicillium lecanii', 'Actinomucor elegans' and several 'Aspergillus' species. 'L. lecanii' was subsequently shown to reduce moth emergence to 56% of the larvae to which it was applied. We also identified a species of 'Rhabditis' nematode, which killed 34% of the larvae to which it was applied and reduced moth emergence to 28%. In light of these observations these organisms are reported as potential candidates for biological control of 'H. armigera'. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Crop and Pasture Science, 67(12), p. 1288-1296 | Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1836-5795 1836-0947 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 050303 Soil Biology 070308 Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 410603 Soil biology 300409 Crop and pasture protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds) |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960413 Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments 820301 Cotton |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 180602 Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments 260602 Cotton |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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