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/mm^2; Gut damage LC50 = 8941 spores/mm^2	Fuxa, 1981 [32]
D. grandiosella	Nosema sp isolate 506	5-day-old larvae and pupae, leaf pieces ~5 cm^2 with 10 𝜇l inoculum (10^1 to 10^7 spores)	Median infective dose of 2 × 10^3 spores per larva, pupae small, decreased egg production	Inglis et al., 2003 [34]