@article{article_747422, title={Evaluation of Turkish Isolates of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against the Adults of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)}, journal={Uluslararası Tarım ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={6}, pages={444–452}, year={2020}, DOI={10.24180/ijaws.747422}, author={Atmaca, Sevim and Yüksel, Ebubekir and Canhilal, Ramazan}, keywords={Stored products, Sitophilus oryzae, Fusarium sp., Beauveria bassiana, Purpureocillium lilacinum}, abstract={In this study, insecticidal effects of 13 Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) isolates recovered from Adana Province [Nine Fusarium spp., three Beauveria bassiana (B. bassiana) and one Purpureocillium lilacinum (P. Lilacinum) isolates] was tested against the adults of Sitophilus oryzae (S. oryzae) (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) under controlled conditions at 25±2 °C. Single (1x107conidia mL-1) and multiple-dose (1x105, 1x106, 1x107, 1x108 ve 1x109 conidia mL-1) experiments were conducted and mortality rates were recorded on 5th, 7th, 9th and 14th days after treatment (DAT). P. lilacinum-224, B. bassiana-310 and Fusarium sp.-339 were the most efficient isolates in single-dose experiments and included in the multiple-dose bioassay. All the isolates caused high mortality (%100) at both 1x108 and 1x109 doses 14th DAT in the multiple-dose experiment. The calculated LC50 and LC95 values of the selected isolates were ranged between 889 and 16.231 conidia adult-1. The results showed that all isolates tested in multiple-dose experiments have a great potential for the control of the adults of S. oryzae. However, further studies are needed to reveal their efficacy under storage conditions.}, number={3}, publisher={Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University}, organization={Erciyes Üniversitesi}