Glasilo biljne zaštite, Vol. 13 No. 3, 2013.
Pregledni rad
The use of entomopathogenic nematodes in control of western corn rootworm
Dinka Grubišić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-7917
; Agronomski fakultet Zagreb, Zavod za poljoprivrednu zoologiju
Marija Vladić
; Agronomski fakultet Zagreb, Zavod za poljoprivrednu zoologiju
Tanja Gotlin Čuljak
; Agronomski fakultet Zagreb, Zavod za poljoprivrednu zoologiju
Teuta Benković Lačić
; Veleučilište u Slavonskom Brodu
Sažetak
The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte, 1868 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is the most significant pest in corn production in Europe and in the world. In order to avoid economic losses, the population of this pest has to be kept low. Decrease of damage is possible by avoiding consecutive corn sowing or by application of insecticides. Both measures have negative consequences: decrease of corn production or increased insecticides application whose residues have negative effect on environment. As alternative for control of corn rootworm larva, biological control using entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) of Steinernema Travassos, 1927 and Heterorhabditis Poinar, 1976 strains can be applied. In this work the literature data about Steinernema and Heterorhabditis species efficacy in western corn rootworm control is presented so as the analisys of their suitability for use in Croatia.
Ključne riječi
biological control; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; entomopathogemc nematodes; EPN; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Steinernema sp.; western corn rootworm
Hrčak ID:
169000
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.3.2013.
Posjeta: 850 *