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Spatial and temporal distribution and bioinsecticides control of olive leaf moth in an olive orchard in Southwest of Paraná, Brazil

Distribuição espacial e temporal e controle com bioinseticidas da lagarta-da-oliveira em um pomar da região Sudoeste do Paraná, Brasil

ABSTRACT:

We verified the spatial and temporal distribution of the olive leaf moth (Palpita forficifera Munroe, 1959) in a new potential region for olive cultivation and evaluated the bioinsecticides effectiveness to control this pest. The experimental orchard composed by Koroneiki and Arbequina cultivars was planted in Pato Branco, Southwest region of Paraná, Brazil. In the field, larvae counts were performed weekly on 25 plants of each cultivar, for 12 months, to verify the spatial and temporal distribution. Furthermore, in laboratory conditions, second instar larvae of P. forficifera were fed with olive leaves treated with Azadirachta indica oil, Bacillus thuringiensis, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, and the effectiveness in the larvae mortality was used to compare four bioinsecticides and control. The P. forficifera larvae occurred mainly during the three summer months, had a host preference for the ‘Arbequina’ (68.9% of total larvae) and occurred at random distribution patterns throughout the orchard. The A. indica oil and B. thuringiensis both caused almost 100% larvae mortality under laboratory conditions.

Key words:
Olea europaea L.; Palpita forficifera; population fluctuation; biological control.

RESUMO:

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram verificar a distribuição espacial e temporal da lagarta-da-oliveira (Palpita forficifera Munroe, 1959) em uma nova região com potencial de cultivo de oliveira e avaliar a eficiência de controle desta praga com bioinseticidas. O pomar experimental com as cultivares Koroneiki e Arbequina foi implantado em Pato Branco, região Sudoeste do Paraná, Brasil. No pomar foram realizadas contagens semanais de lagartas em 25 plantas de cada cultivar, durante 12 meses, para verificar a distribuição espacial e temporal. Além disso, em condições de laboratório, larvas de segundo instar foram submetidas à alimentação com folhas de oliveira tratadas com óleo de neem (Azadirachta indica), Bacillus thuringiensis, Metarhizium anisopliae e Beauveria bassiana, e a efetividade de mortalidade das larvas foi utilizada para comparação entre os quatro bioinseticidas e a testemunha. As lagartas de P. forficifera ocorreram concentradas durante os três meses de verão, tiveram preferência hospedeira pela cultivar Arbequina (68,9% do total de larvas registradas), e ocorreram em padrão de distribuição aleatório ao longo do pomar. A aplicação de óleo de neem (A. indica) ou de B. thuringiensis causaram quase 100% de mortalidade das larvas em condições de laboratório.

Palavras-chave:
Olea europaea L.; Palpita forficifera; flutuação populacional; controle biológico.

INTRODUCTION:

The olive tree, Olea europaea L. (Lamiales: Oleaceae) (APG IV, 2016APG - Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, v.181, n.1, p.1-20, 2016. Available from: <Available from: https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/181/1/1/2416499 >. Accessed: Mar. 25, 2020. doi: 10.1111/boj.12385.
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), is widely cultivated in countries of the Mediterranean climate, which has dry and hot Summer and cold Winter, needed to stimulate flowering and fruiting. In Brazil, the olive cultivation area is expanding from 43 to 1,894 ha between 2011 to 2020 (FAOSTAT, 2020FAOSTAT - Organização das Nações unidas para a Agricultura e Alimentação. Base de dados de produção de oliveira no Brasil. 2020. Available from: <Available from: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC >. Accessed: Jul. 15, 2022.
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), mainly in highlands areas (> 800 m) from Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul States. Besides that, Brazil is the world’s second-largest importer of olive oil and olives (IOC, 2020IOC - International Olive Council. Economic data: imports. Available from: <Available from: https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/what-we-do/economic-affairs-promotion-unit/#figures >. Accessed: Mar. 10, 2021.
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), demonstrating the potential of olive cultivation, aiming to reduce imports.

The official reccomended cultivating areas are available only to Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo states (MAPA, 2022MAPA - Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento. Programa Nacional de Zoneamento Agrícola de Risco Climático. 2021-2022. Available from: <Available from: https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/riscos-seguro/programa-nacional-de-zoneamento-agricola-de-risco-climatico/portarias >. Accessed: Jul. 13, 2022.
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). However, cultivation tests are being developed, to identify potential new grow frontier areas, such as Southwest of Paraná. Orchard tests in Santa Catarina State demonstrated good olive productivity (DA CROCE et al., 2016DA CROCE, D.M. et al. Avaliação da produção e do rendimento de azeite das oliveiras ‘Arbequina’, ‘Arbosana’ e ‘Koroneiki’ em Santa Catarina. Agropecuária Catarinense, v.29, n.1, p.54-57, 2016.), in four areas near and with edaphoclimatic conditions similar to Southwest of Paraná.

The most serious pests of olive trees are leaf moths (Palpita sp., Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), such as P. vitrealis (Rossi) and P. unionalis (Hübner), mainly in Mediterranean countries, and P. forficifera (Munroe) in subtropical regions (NOORI & SHIRAZI, 2012NOORI, H.; SHIRAZI, J. A study on some biological characteristics of olive leaf moth, Palpita unionalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Iran. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, v.14, n.2, p.257-266, 2012. Available from: <Available from: https://jast.modares.ac.ir/article-23-9802-en.html >. Accessed: Aug. 25, 2020.
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; GHONEIM, 2015GHONEIM, K. The olive leaf moth Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a serious pest in the world: A review. International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology, v.1, n.2, p.1-20, 2015. Available from: <Available from: https://www.arcjournals.org/ijrsz/volume-1-issue-2/1 >. Accessed: Aug. 26, 2020.
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), including in Brazil (RICALDE et al., 2014RICALDE, M.P. et al. Occurrence of caterpillar of the olive tree, Palpita forcifera (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in olive groves in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Acta Horticulturae, v.1057, p.375-378, 2014. Available from: <Available from: https://www.actahort.org/books/1057/1057_45.htm >. Accessed: Aug. 30, 2020. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1057.45.
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). The damage of leaf moth in olive orchards is mainly caused by feeding on young shoots and leaves (HAYDEN & BUSS, 2012HAYDEN, J.E.; BUSS, L. Olive shootworm (Palpita persimilis) in Florida. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 2012. (Entomology Circular Number, 426).) and, consequently, reducing flowering and olive production in the next cycle, causing mild or severe loss rate of yield up to 30% depending on pest population density (RICALDE et al., 2014; GHONEIM, 2015).

In the Southern region of Brazil, P. forficifera was detected in some olive orchards, in which the population fluctuation and biological cycle of the pest were verified (RICALDE et al., 2014RICALDE, M.P. et al. Occurrence of caterpillar of the olive tree, Palpita forcifera (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in olive groves in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Acta Horticulturae, v.1057, p.375-378, 2014. Available from: <Available from: https://www.actahort.org/books/1057/1057_45.htm >. Accessed: Aug. 30, 2020. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1057.45.
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, SCHEUNEMANN et al. 2018SCHEUNEMANN, T. et al. Biology and fertility life tables for Palpita forficifera (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) reared on three olive cultivars and privet. Journal of Economic Entomology, v.112, n.1, p.450-456, 2018. Available from: <Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30346550 >. Accessed: Aug. 25, 2020. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy327.
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). However, further studies are essential, such as demonstrating the potential for controlling this pest with bioinsecticides. After all, there is none insecticide registered to Palpita control in Brazil (AGROFIT, 2022AGROFIT. Sistema de Agrotóxicos Fitossanitários. Available from: <Available from: http://agrofit.agricultura.gov.br/agrofit_cons/principal_agrofit_cons >. Accessed: Jul. 13, 2022.
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). This research verified the spatial and temporal distribution of the olive leaf moth (P. forficifera) in a new potential region for olive cultivation and evaluated the bioinsecticides effectiveness to control this pest.

This research was carried out in a seven-year-old experimental olive orchard in Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil (26º10’36” S, 52º41’22” W, 764 m a.s.l.). The soil is classified as ‘Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico típico’ based on the Brazilian soil system classification (EMBRAPA, 2018EMBRAPA - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária. Sistema Brasileiro de Classificação de Solos. 5 ed. Brasília: Embrapa, 2018. 356p.), and the climate is humid subtropical Cfa-type, according Köppen (ALVARES et al., 2014ALVARES, C.A. et al. Köppen’s climate classification map for Brazil. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, v.22, n.6, p.711-728, 2014. Available from: <Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0507 >. Accessed: Mar. 30, 2020. doi: 10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0507.
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). The orchard comprised 80 plants from Koroneiki and 40 plants from Arbequina cultivars, spaced 6.0 x 3.0 m.

This experimental olive orchard was the first in the Southwest region of Paraná, but olive leaf moths (Palpita sp.) occurred and caused injuries since the second year of cultivation, even without nearby olive orchards. To identify Palpita sp. occurring in this orchard, adult moths were collected in the same olive plantation where the study was carried out, using an entomological net, mounted and preserved according to recommendations for Lepidoptera species. The samples of moths were sent to the Uiraçu Institute (Camacã, Bahia, Brazil), which are identified as Palpita forficifera Munroe, 1959 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and deposited in the institution’s entomological collection by Dr. Vitor Osmar Becker.

Considering that it is a little-known insect pest in Brazil, the morphological characteristics of each stage of life and the damage caused by the early phase were registered (Figure 1). Besides, to define the temporal distribution, the population of the pest was monitored for 12 months from September, throughout weekly counting of larvae from all instars directly on eight branches in each tree (the same branches in all counts), at the upper part of trees and distributed around all canopy in 25 trees of each cultivar (Koroneiki and Arbequina). The spatial distribution pattern of olive larvae occurrence in the orchard was assessed using the ‘inverse distance weighting’ technique, based on weekly counting data and cartesian coordinates of each tree inside the orchard (WEBER et al., 2018WEBER, A.C. et al. Spatial Distribution of Euschistus heros (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v.90, n.4, p.3483-3491, 2018. Available from: <Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30427389 >. Accessed: Aug. 26, 2020. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765201820170396.
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).

Figure 1
Biological phases of Palpita forficifera (Munroe, 1959) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and damages in leaves observed in the experimental olive (Olea europea L.) orchard, in Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil. A) Eggs. B) Larvae. C) Pupa. D) Moth. E) Larvae feeding olive leaves.

The control of olive larvae was compared by following bioinsecticides treatment, using the dosage recommended for Lepidoptera control by manufacturers: 1) neem oil, Azadirachta indica 0.014 mL L-1 (Óleo vegetal®); 2) Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 1.5 g L-1 (Dipel WP®); 3) Metarhizium anisopliae 3.2 g L-1 (Metharril WP®); and 4) Beauveria bassiana 2.0 g L-1 (Boveril WP®). Apical branches with 5.0 cm in length of the cultivar Arbequina were collected in the field. This collected material was taken to the laboratory and sprayed using 10 mL of four insecticidal solutions or distilled water as the control on its entire surface with a manual spray pump. It was later supplied to the larvae as a food source. Following the adapted methodology from YILMAZ & GENÇ (2012YILMAZ, Ç.; GENÇ, H. Determination of the life cycle of the olive fruit leaf moth, Palpita unionalis (lepidoptera: pyralidae) in the laboratory. Florida Entomologist, v.95, n.1, p.162-170, 2012. Available from: <Available from: https://www.jstor.org/stable/23140767 >. Accessed: Aug. 25, 2020. doi: 10.2307/23140767.
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), four olive branches were treated and 10 second-instar larvae (3 to 4 mm) were placed in a plastic box (11.0 x 11.0 x 3.5 cm), in 10 replications for each treatment. These boxes were kept in acclimatized chambers (25 ± 1 ºC, relative humidity 75 ± 5%, and 12 hours of photophase). Every 72 hours, two untreated olive branches were placed in the boxes to provide food ad libitum for surviving larvae. The number of dead larvae was counted daily up to 21 days after treatments, and it was analyzed by non-linear regression, using the Weibull model, to determine the lethal exposure time for 50% larvae mortality (LE50). The analyzes were performed in the R language (R CORE TEAM, 2020R CORE TEAM. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. 2020. Available from: <Available from: https://www.R-project.org >. Accessed: Jun. 20, 2020.
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).

The beginning of P. forficifera infestation in the orchard occurred in late December and was predominant in the summer. A total of 1,203 larvae was counted from all instars, with 40.4% in January, 46.2% in February and 12.4% in March, only 1% in December and April and no larvae were reported between May and November (Figure 2). Similar to our data, in the Rio Grande do Sul, another South Brazilian State, the majority of damage of P. forficifera in olive trees occurred from January to March and the oviposition starts in November (RICALDE et al., 2014RICALDE, M.P. et al. Occurrence of caterpillar of the olive tree, Palpita forcifera (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in olive groves in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Acta Horticulturae, v.1057, p.375-378, 2014. Available from: <Available from: https://www.actahort.org/books/1057/1057_45.htm >. Accessed: Aug. 30, 2020. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1057.45.
https://www.actahort.org/books/1057/1057...
). In a Mediterranean country (Iran), the population of P. unionalis larvae also reaches its peak concentration during the summer months in olive trees, decreasing gradually to zero in the autumn and winter months (NOORI & SHIRAZI, 2012NOORI, H.; SHIRAZI, J. A study on some biological characteristics of olive leaf moth, Palpita unionalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Iran. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, v.14, n.2, p.257-266, 2012. Available from: <Available from: https://jast.modares.ac.ir/article-23-9802-en.html >. Accessed: Aug. 25, 2020.
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). This temporal pattern showed that higher temperatures are a key factor in the multiplication of leaf moth in the olive orchards. Conversely, when temperatures are lower, from April to November in the South of Brazil, it also reduces young leaves development from olive trees and P. forficifera probably migrates nearby to the other Oleacea, such as Ligustrum lucidum Aiton, that is one of the main hosts of olive leaf moth (GHONEIM et al. 2015GHONEIM, K. The olive leaf moth Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a serious pest in the world: A review. International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology, v.1, n.2, p.1-20, 2015. Available from: <Available from: https://www.arcjournals.org/ijrsz/volume-1-issue-2/1 >. Accessed: Aug. 26, 2020.
https://www.arcjournals.org/ijrsz/volume...
; SCHEUNEMANN et al., 2018SCHEUNEMANN, T. et al. Biology and fertility life tables for Palpita forficifera (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) reared on three olive cultivars and privet. Journal of Economic Entomology, v.112, n.1, p.450-456, 2018. Available from: <Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30346550 >. Accessed: Aug. 25, 2020. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy327.
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), that were present nearby at olive orchard in our study.

Figure 2
Temporal occurance of Palpita forficifera (Munroe, 1959) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae for 12 months in the experimental olive (Olea europea L.) orchard of Koroneiki and Arbequina cultivars, in Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil.

Arbequina presented 68.9% of the total number of larvae counted, evidencing the preference of P. forficifera to host this cultivar, instead Koroneiki. This preference could be explained due to the emission of a greater amount of kairomones, volatile compounds that are associated with greater attractiveness of insects in vegetables and which are variable in amount among olive cultivars (DURSUN et al., 2017DURSUN, A. et al. Identification of volatile compounds (VCs) in the leaves collected from ‘Gemlik’, ‘Halhalı’ and ‘Sarı Hasebi’ olive tree varieties. International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, v.4, n.3, p.195-204, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://trdizin.gov.tr/publication/paper/detail/TWpVMU9UUXhNUT09 >. Accessed: Aug. 25, 2020. doi: 10.21448/ijsm.370128.
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). However, this should be confirmed by future research.

The spatial distribution of P. forficifera throughout the orchard followed a random pattern, without association with a group of plants and with a few concentrate points in specific sites (Figure 3). This result means that the number of larvae observed in one plant may vary significantly with the other plant located very close. In contrast, plants distant from each other may present a similar number of larvae (WEBER et al., 2018WEBER, A.C. et al. Spatial Distribution of Euschistus heros (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v.90, n.4, p.3483-3491, 2018. Available from: <Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30427389 >. Accessed: Aug. 26, 2020. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765201820170396.
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). This allows us to infer that both monitoring and control of this pest must be carried out over the entire orchard due to random distribution.

Figure 3
Spatial distribution of Palpita forficifera (Munroe, 1959) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae in the experimental olive (Olea europea L.) orchard of Koroneiki and Arbequina cultivars, in Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil. A) Semivariogram; B) spatial distribution graph (darker grey and larger circles represent higher larvae number).

The application of neem oil (A. indica) and B. thuringiensis (Bt) increased the mortality of second instar of P. forficifera, both caused almost no larvae surviving. Neem oil caused mortality more quickly since the lethal time for a 50% reduction (LE50) was 10.9 hours and for Bt the LE50 was 34 hours (Figure 4). A possible explanation for these effects is due to molecules presented in A. indica leaves acting as anti-feeding (ALMEIDA et al., 2010ALMEIDA, G.D. et al. Effect of azadirachtin on the control of Anticarsia gemmatalis and its impact on Trichogramma pretiosum. Phytoparasitica, v.38, n.5, p.413-419, 2010. Available from: <Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12600-010-0124-6 >. Accessed: Dec. 23, 2021. doi: 10.1007/s12600-010-0124-6.
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; BEZZAR-BENDJAZIA et al., 2017BEZZAR-BENDJAZIA, R. et al. Azadirachtin induced larval avoidance and antifeeding by disruption of food intake and digestive enzymes in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, v.143, p.135-140, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29183582 >. Accessed: Dec. 23, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.08.006.
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). The rapid larval mortality observed with the application of neem oil can be mainly related to chemical changes on the surface of the leaves used as a food substrate, inducing an anti-feeding action and avoidance in the insect larvae. Thus, considering the great nutritional demand in the early stages, it may have caused the insect death (BEZZAR-BENDJAZIA et al., 2017). In turn, the causes of larvae mortality attributed to the Bt act are the effect on the columnar cells of the insect’s mid gut, as occurs for other Lepidoptera and can be extended to P. forficifera, under the action of endotoxins contained in the protein crystal of the bacterium Bt (KHALIL et al., 2021KHALIL, H. et al. Alterations in the expression of certain midgut genes of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae and midgut histopathology in response to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1C toxin. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, v.31, n.29, 2021. Available from: <Available from: https://ejbpc.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s41938-021-00370-0.pdf >. Accessed: Dec. 23, 2021. doi: 10.1186/s41938-021-00370-0.
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; NASCIMENTO et al., 2022NASCIMENTO, J. et al. Adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis-based biopesticides in agricultural systems and new approaches to improve their use in Brazil. Biological Control, v.165, 2022 (online in Dec. 2021). Available from: <Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964421002620 >. Accessed: Dec. 23, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104792.
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).

Figure 4
Lethal exposure to 50% (LE50) of larvae mortality of Palpita forficifera (Munroe, 1959) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) after hours of bioinsecticides application.

The bioinsecticide based on B. bassiana was not efficient in causing the mortality of P. forficifera larvae, as was similar to control. Conversely, the bioinsecticide based on M. anisopliae had an increase in control efficiency in relation to the control only after 360 hours, reaching 93% of larval mortality, even at a lower rate than neem oil and Bt (Figure 4). The late action of M. anisopliae to induce larvae mortality may be due to the slower multiplication of this entomopathogenic fungus since larvae mortality increases significantly with increasing of conidium multiplication and toxins release along time after application (EL HUSSEINI, 2019EL HUSSEINI, M.M.M. Efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.), against larvae of the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), under laboratory conditions. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, v.29, p.50-53, 2019. Available from: <Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-019-0156-2 >. Accessed: Aug. 25, 2020. doi: 10.1186/s41938-019-0156-2.
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). Additionally, the result of Abbott’s correction to larvae mortality based in control (ABBOTT, 1925ABBOTT, W.S. A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. Journal of Economic Entomology, v.18, p.265-267, 1925. Available from: <Available from: https:// https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/18/2/265/785683 >. Accessed: Dec. 20, 2021. doi: 10.1093/jee/18.2.265a.
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) were 100%, 95%, 65% and 10% to Bt, A. indica oil, M. anisopliae and B. bassiana, respectively, in the last evaluation (21 days after bioinsecticides application).

The results of this research indicated that control of olive leaf moth can be concentrated from December to March in this olive orchard using neem oil and Bt. However, these bioinsecticides were tested in laboratory conditions, and they can have low persistence under environmental conditions (OSMAN et al., 2015OSMAN, G. et al. Bioinsecticide Bacillus thuringiensis a comprehensive review. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, v.25, p.271-288, 2015. Available from: <Available from: https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20153293608 >. Accessed: Aug. 26, 2020.
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; CHAUDHARY et al., 2017CHAUDHARY, S. et al. Progress on Azadirachta indica based biopesticides in replacing synthetic toxic pesticides. Frontiers in Plant Science, v.8, n.8, p.610-623, 2017. Available from: <Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28533783/ >. Accessed: Aug. 12, 2020. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00610.
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). Therefore, the efficiency against P. forficifera in the field should be investigated, including precise application practices, reapplication intervals and spray number tests.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de México (CONACYT) and Brazilian Agencies Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Fundação Araucária, and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), for grants and for partially financing the research. We also thanks Dr. Vitor Osmar Becker, from Instituto Uiraçu, for Palpita species identification.

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Editors: Rudi Weiblen(0000-0002-1737-9817) Adeney Bueno(0000-0002-5462-5845)

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    10 Feb 2023
  • Date of issue
    2023

History

  • Received
    01 June 2022
  • Accepted
    29 Sept 2022
  • Reviewed
    10 Nov 2022
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