Aerial spray trials against brown locust (Locustana pardalina, Walker) nymphs in South Africa using oil-based formulations of Metarhizium flavoviride

Price, R.E.; Bateman, Roy; Brown, H. D.; Butler, E.T.; Müller, E. J.

doi:10.1016/s0261-2194(96)00114-7

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“…Thus, we favour the current trend of localised spraying on hopper bands and predict a much greater and prolonged depression of reptile populations in the event of aerial spraying; (4) we recommend also, that future studies into the effects of deltamethrin on reptiles take into account the delayed nature of the response and design their research protocols accordingly; (5) in light of the negative effects related to the use of deltamethrin, we recommend intensive investigation into the use of microbial control agents that are highly specific to the target organism. Price et al (1997) and Arthurs & Thomas (2000) have recently shown a mycoinsecticide, Metarhizium anisopliae ("flavoviride) Gams & Rozsypal to be effective in reducing feeding rates and increasing mortality rates of L. pardalina.…”

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An evaluation of the effects of deltamethrin on two non-target lizard species in the Karoo, South Africa

Alexander

Horne

Hanrahan

2002

Journal of Arid Environments

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An evaluation of the effects of deltamethrin on two non-target lizard species in the Karoo, South Africa

Alexander

Horne

Hanrahan

2002

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…65) Melolontha flavoviride (M. anisopliae var. acridum) has been found effective against the brown locust Locustana pardalina in Africa, 66) Locusta migratoria in Madagascar, 67) and the Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera and L. migratoria in Australia. 68) With variable success, M. flavoviride has also been tested against the tree locust Anacridium melanorhodon in Sudan, 69) the rice grasshopper Hieroglyphus daganensis in Benin, Mali and Senegal 70) and the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria in Mauritania.…”

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Biorational insecticides in pest management

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We present herein a review article of the latest developments of the biorational approaches in pest management appeared in the literature from 1997 to date. The proposed advantages of the biopesticides including their specificity, safety to non-target organisms, particularly mammals, and utilization in low, sometimes minute, amounts have led to an intensive research program by public and private institutions resulting in an avalanche of reports in attempts to discover and develop newer and safer pesticides, particularly in the past three decades. This review is divided into three main chapters, including microbial insecticides in pest control, utilization of semiochemicals, and botanical insecticides, paying particular attention to those practical approaches that are respectful to the environment.

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“…This grasshopper is generally found in the major drainage basins of the Senegal, Niger, and Chad rivers. Both these species have been the target of biocontrol using a mycoinsecticide by the LUBILOSA program , Price et al 1997. This program has been developing a fungal entomopathogen (Metarhizium anisopliae variety acridum, formerly Metarhizium flavoviride Gams & Royzspal but now reclassiÞed [Driver et al 2000]) for control of grasshoppers and locusts in Africa.…”

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Thermal Behavior of Two Acridid Species: Effects of Habitat and Season on Body Temperature and the Potential Impact on Biocontrol with Pathogens

Blanford

Thomas

2000

Environ Entomol

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Thermoregulatory behavior was studied in two key acridid pest species from west and south Africa. Locustana pardalina Walker (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from the arid Karoo region of South Africa was an active behavioral thermoregulator using postural adjustments and microhabitat selection to elevate and then maintain body temperatures at a preferred level between 38 and 41ЊC for much of the day. Both cool weather and time of season signiÞcantly affected the ability of these locusts to reach and maintain these preferred temperatures. Hieroglyphus daganensis Krauss (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from the humid tropical river valleys of west Africa was not an active behavioral thermoregulator and showed none of the postures or habitat selection associated with such behavior. Body temperatures varied little across the day being generally around 32ЊC. The humid, wet habitat where this species occurs and the uniformity of the thermal environment appeared to preclude the development of elaborate thermal behaviors seen in L. pardalina and other behaviorally thermoregulating ectotherms. The implications of host thermal behavior and the marked difference both within and between species under different environmental conditions are discussed in terms of biological control using a biopesticide based on an entomopathogenic fungus. It is concluded that the fundamental importance of host body temperature in relation to the Þtness of the insect and its ability to cope with disease challenge, although generally overlooked in biocontrol programs, has signiÞcant implications for the successful development of microbial pest control.

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Aerial spray trials against brown locust (Locustana pardalina, Walker) nymphs in South Africa using oil-based formulations of Metarhizium flavoviride

Cited by 40 publications

References 4 publications

An evaluation of the effects of deltamethrin on two non-target lizard species in the Karoo, South Africa

An evaluation of the effects of deltamethrin on two non-target lizard species in the Karoo, South Africa

Biorational insecticides in pest management

Thermal Behavior of Two Acridid Species: Effects of Habitat and Season on Body Temperature and the Potential Impact on Biocontrol with Pathogens

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