Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis δ -endotoxin-fed Helicoverpa armigera on the survival and development of the parasitoid Campoletis chlorideae

    Sharma, H C and Dhillon, M K and Arora, R (2008) Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis δ -endotoxin-fed Helicoverpa armigera on the survival and development of the parasitoid Campoletis chlorideae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 126 (1). pp. 1-8.

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    Abstract

    With the deployment of transgenic crops expressing δ-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for pest management, there is a need to generate information on the interaction of crop pests with their natural enemies that are important for regulation of pest populations. Therefore, we studied the effects of the Bt δ-endotoxins Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac on the survival and development of the parasitoid Campoletis chlorideae Uchida (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) reared on Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae fed on Bt toxin-intoxicated artificial diet. The H. armigera larvae fed on artificial diet impregnated with Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac at LC50 (effective concentration to kill 50% of the neonate H. armigera larvae) and ED50 (effective concentration to cause a 50% reduction in larval weight) levels before and after parasitization resulted in a significant reduction in cocoon formation and adult emergence of C. chlorideae. Larval period of the parasitoid was prolonged by 2 days when fed on Bt-intoxicated larvae. No adverse effects were observed on female fecundity. The observed effects appeared to be indirect in nature, because no Bt proteins were detected through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the C. chlorideae larvae, cocoons, or adults fed on Cry1Ab- or Cry1Ac-treated H. armigera larvae. The effects of Bt toxin proteins on C. chlorideae were due to early mortality of H. armigera larvae, that is, before completion of parasitoid larval development.

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    Subjects: Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
    Depositing User: Library ICRISAT
    Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2011 07:11
    Last Modified: 07 Oct 2011 07:11
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/719
    Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00637.x
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