Pathogens Associated with Sugarcane Borers, Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A Review

Table 5

Entomopathogenic-bacteria bioassays on Diatraea spp.

Host species	Pathogen	Bioassay	Result	Reference
Diatraea saccharalis	Bacillus thuringiensis	Diet incorporated spores-crystals	LC50 113.6 mg/g diet	Bohorova et al., 1997 [49]
D. saccharalis	B. thuringiensis		LC50 33.21 𝜇g/mL	Rosas-Garcia et al., 2004 [50]
D. saccharalis	B. thuringiensis	Diet incorporated spores-crystals complex	LC50 13.06 𝜇g/L	Gitahy et al., 2007 [51]
D. saccharalis	Photorhabdustemperata	Cells injected	LD50 16.2 bacterial cells; LT50 33.8 h	Carneiro et al., 2008 [52]
Diatraea grandiosella	Bacillus thuringiensis	Diet incorporated spores-crystals	LC50 5.2 mg/g diet	Bohorova et al., 1997 [49]
Diatraea grandiosella	Bacillus thuringiensis; Biotrol BTB 183-25 Nutrilite Products Incorporated, Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Immersing stem seedling in spores suspensions: 1.25 × 10^8, 6.25 × 10^7, 2.5 × 10^7 and 1.25 × 10^7	Mean mortality on 5-day-old larvae: 32, 31, 25, 15 out of 40.; Control mean mortality 0.01; Mean mortality on 10-day-old larvae: 15, 15, 12 and 6 out of 20.	Sikorowski and Davis, 1970 [53]