Review Article
Pathogens Associated with Sugarcane Borers, Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A Review
Table 3
Entomopathogenic-microsporidia bioassays on Diatraea spp.
| Host specie | Pathogen | Bioassay | Results | Reference |
| D. grandiosella | Nosema sp isolate 167 | Surface of diet (squares), concentration not mentioned. Larvae and pupae | Mortality of 1–15% | Inglis et al., 2000 [5] | D. grandiosella | Nosema sp isolate 295, 504 | Surface of diet (squares), concentration not mentioned. Larvae and pupae | Mortality of 1–15% | Inglis et al., 2000 [5] | D. grandiosella | Nosema sp isolate 181, 513, 522 | Surface of diet (squares), concentration not mentioned. Larvae and pupae | Mortality of 1–15% | Inglis et al., 2000 [5] | D. saccharalis | Vairimorpha necatrix | 1st instar larvae, Surface of diet | Microsporidiosis LC50 = 48.4 spores/mm2 Gut damage LC50 = 8941 spores/mm2 | Fuxa, 1981 [32] | D. grandiosella | Nosema sp isolate 506 | 5-day-old larvae and pupae, leaf pieces ~5 cm2 with 10 l inoculum (101 to 107 spores) | Median infective dose of 2 × 103 spores per larva, pupae small, decreased egg production | Inglis et al., 2003 [34] |
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