Resistance monitoring of Heliothis virescens to pyramided cotton varieties with a hydrateable, artificial cotton leaf bioassay

Proof of concept was demonstrated for a practical, off-the-shelf bioassay to monitor for tobacco budworm resistance to pyramided Bt cotton using plant filtrates. The bioassay was based on a previously described feeding disruption test using hydrateable artificial diet containing a blue indicator dye...

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Published in:Crop protection 2011-09, Vol.30 (9), p.1196-1201
Main Authors: Cabrera, Ana R., Van Kretschmar, Jaap, Bacheler, Jack S., Burrack, Hannah, Sorenson, Clyde E., Roe, R. Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial diets
Bacillus thuringiensis
bioassays
Bollgard II
Cotton
dyes
filtrates
Heliothis virescens
insecticides
laboratory rearing
larvae
leaves
monitoring
neonates
pellets
Resistance
shelf life
storage time
temperature
tobacco
Tobacco budworm
WideStrike
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Summary:Proof of concept was demonstrated for a practical, off-the-shelf bioassay to monitor for tobacco budworm resistance to pyramided Bt cotton using plant filtrates. The bioassay was based on a previously described feeding disruption test using hydrateable artificial diet containing a blue indicator dye, a diagnostic dose of insecticide and novel assay architecture. Using neonate larvae from a Bt-susceptible, laboratory reared tobacco budworm strain, a diagnostic dose for Bollgard II and WideStrike cotton was obtained that limited neonate blue fecal production to 0–2 pellets in 24 h (Bt-resistant larvae produced >2 fecal pellets). The bioassay was tested with three different field populations of tobacco budworm collected from tobacco in central North Carolina (USA) and shown to accurately diagnose susceptibility to Bt. The diagnostic doses were also successfully evaluated with two Bt-resistant, laboratory reared tobacco budworm strains. Shelf life studies showed the assay could be stored for at least 6 months at room temperature (longer storage times were not studied). The application of the bioassay as an easy to use monitoring tool is discussed. ► A hydrateable artificial leaf is described for monitoring insect resistance. ► Assay is a feeding disruption test on diet containing Bollgard II and WideStrike cotton Bt toxins. ► Assays are housed in a novel, 16-well assay plate with easy to read end point. ► Proof of concept shown for diagnosis of Bt resistance in tobacco budworms. ► Assay architecture is applicable to other insects and crop plants expressing insect toxins.
ISSN:0261-2194
1873-6904
DOI:10.1016/j.cropro.2011.05.005