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COMPARATIVE TOXICITY OF THE BACTERIUM <i>BACILLUS THURINGEINSIS</i> SUBSPECIES <i>KURSTAKI</i>, EMAMECTIN BENZOATE, AND LUFENURON ON BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE F

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Arthropods

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The fall armyworm "Spodoptera frugiperda" is the most notorious insect pest distributed throughout the world's maize-growing areas. S. frugiperda has become threatening a sector of agricultural productivity attributed to its highly invasive characteristics. Nowadays, there is a trend to use eco-friendly insecticides for the management of these pests. In the present study, the 2nd instar larvae of S. frugiperda were exposed to series concentrations of three insecticides "Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies Kurstaki (Btk, 6.4% wettable powder) and emamectin benzoate (5% soluble granules) as bioinsecticides, and lufenuron (5% emulsifaible concentrates) as an insect growth regulator" to evaluate the median lethal concentration (LC50) values, and to study their impacts on biological and biochemical aspects of insect in a laboratory assay. The results exhibited that LC50 values of Btk, lufenuron, and emamectin benzoate were 0.2999, 0.2722, and 0.0005 ppm, respectively. Also, exposure of S. frugiperda to LC50 values of the tested insecticides altered significantly some biological aspects. Larval mortality raised significantly in S. frugiperda treated with LC50 of all used insecticides compared with the control group. The biochemical response of S. frugiperda larvae against the insecticides lowered the mean values of carbohydrates and proteins compared with the control group; besides the digestive enzymes of S. frugiperda larvae exhibited significant reduction too. The activity of phenoloxidase, acetylcholinesterase, glutathione S-transferases, and chitinase were significantly varied at the LC50 levels of the insecticides. In conclusion, all used insecticides were efficient, and can be recommended to control the fall armyworm, and is a promising alternative to conventional insecticides.

DOI

10.21608/ejz.2023.237079.1106

Keywords

biochemical parameters, bioinsecticides, biological aspects, Fall armyworm, toxicity

Authors

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Aly

MiddleName

Z. Y.

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

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mzakyyaly21@yahoo.com

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First Name

Heba

Last Name

Fangary

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

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heba.abogabl@sci.svu.edu.eg

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First Name

Zeinab

Last Name

AL-Amgad

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-

Affiliation

General Authority for Veterinary Services, Qena Veterinary Directorate, Qena, Egypt

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zizi_1283@yahoo.com

City

Qena, Egypt

Orcid

0000-0002-4039-4759

First Name

Hasnaa

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

Email

hasnaamohammed097@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

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First Name

Sherehan

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

A. R.

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

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sherehan.abdelkareem@sci.svu.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-4044-7483

Volume

82

Article Issue

82

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51731

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2023-09-17

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2024-12-01

Page Start

77

Page End

91

Print ISSN

1110-6344

Online ISSN

2682-3160

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https://ejz.journals.ekb.eg/article_326766.html

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684

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Zoology

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https://ejz.journals.ekb.eg/

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COMPARATIVE TOXICITY OF THE BACTERIUM <i>BACILLUS THURINGEINSIS</i> SUBSPECIES <i>KURSTAKI</i>, EMAMECTIN BENZOATE, AND LUFENURON ON BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE F

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24 Dec 2024