Avaliação quantitativa da contaminação por micro-organismos no ambiente de criação do bicho-da-seda (Bombyx mori L.) na fase de chocadeira

Alternative phytosanitary products against to white muscardine in Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

ABSTRACT: This work aimed to evaluate the effects of the products Biogermex®, Agro-mos®, Soil-Set® and Planta Clean® on the development of white muscardine in Bombyx mori. Products have been tested at two stages for effects on biology of caterpillars and on silk production (1), and then they were evaluated to know their potential in the prevention/control of white muscardine (2). Products were sprayed on mulberry leaves (preventive treatment) and also on the integument of silkworms (curative treatment). At the first stage, the products were applied on four consecutive days, in one of the daily feeds. Planta Clean® - curative treatment - and Soil-Set® - preventive treatment - caused mortality in 63.3% and 30% of silk worms, respectively. The fungus Beauveria bassiana was inoculated at the concentration 5 × 107 conidia/mL on the leaves and insects. The products were applied three hours after application on the fungus, in a single application, and also for four days in the other groups. A group of silkworms sprayed only with the fungus served as control. Biogermex® - curative treatment applied once and for four times - was the most effective, reducing mortality by 25 and 26.7%, respectively, as compared with the control group. None of the evaluated products acts preventively against white muscardine.

Controle e prevenção da calcinose branca em Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

RESUMO: Um dos principais problemas enfrentados pelos sericicultores em todo o mundo são entomopatógenos que causam grandes perdas na produção. Destaca-se a doença calcinose branca, causada pelo fungo Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. (Ascomycota: Cordycipitaceae). Doenças fúngicas são facilmente disseminadas, já que os conídios são transportados pelo ar. Além disso, as condições de temperatura e umidade nos barracões são favoráveis ao surgimento e à manutenção do fungo, aumentando sua incidência. Práticas de higiene como a desinfecção do barracão e de utensílios são recomendadas, no entanto a contaminação das lagartas ainda é frequente. Dessa forma, esse artigo reuniu trabalhos voltados para a pesquisa de produtos antimicrobianos alternativos para o uso em sericicultura.