Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

EFFECT OF THE BACTERIA BACILLUS THURINGIENESIS VAR KURSTAKY ON SECOND LARVAL INSTAR OF ANGOUMOIS MOTH SITOTROGA CEREALELLA

Ahmed M. Tarek

Abstract

An experiment done in the year 2018 to know the effect of bacteria Bacillus thuriningienesis var kurstaky on second instar larval of Angoumois moth Sitotroga cerealella. Mortality was 66.8, 82.0 and 100% in concentration 2,4 and 6 g/Kg seeds, the moth when reared on milled wheat seeds. while mortality was 53.6, 63.1 and 87.5% in same concentration above while veared the larval stage on wheat seeds and emergence of adults was 93.3 control and 47.1, 27.7 and 9.2% in 2.4 and 6 g/kg respectively.