Arunkumar, N., Banu, J.G., Gopalakrishnan, N., & Prakash, A.H. 2021 Efficacy of Lipase-Producing, Wax-degrading Bacteria against the Solenopsis Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and the Striped Mealybug, Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) on Cotton. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 54(1): 77-86
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Notes: The efficacy of the lipase producing wax degrading bacterial isolates was tested against the nymphs and adults of Solenopsis Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and the Striped Mealybug, Ferrisia virgata Cockerell infesting cotton. The results clearly indicated that the bacterial isolates Acinetobacter lwoffii/i> PSAD2 and A. beijerinckii PSAD7 expressed maximum mortality percentage against the mealybugs.The results clearly indicated that the bacterial isolates A. lwoffii PSAD2 and A. beijerinckii PSAD7 expressed maximum mortality percentage against the mealybugs. The results of this study will be helpful in developing lipase-based microbial insecticides for the management of waxy cuticle-protected insect pests.
