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The combined effects of microbial insecticides and sodium chloride on the development and emergence of Chironomus xanthus by Aline Silvestre Pereira Dornelas; João L.T. Pestana; Althiéris de Souza Saraiva; Rone Silva Barbosa; Grasiele Soares Cavallini; Carlos Gravato; Amadeu Mortágua Velho da Maia Soares; Renato Almeida Sarmento is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is The combined effects of microbial insecticides and sodium chloride on the development and emergence of Chironomus xanthus about?
Background: Freshwater organisms are facing increasing salinity levels, not only due to natural environmental processes, but also human activities, which can cause several physiological adaptations to osmotic stress. Additionally, these organisms might also have to deal with contamination by microbial insecticides. Our main goal was to use Chironomus xanthus to assess the chronic effects of increasing the salinity and commercial formulations of the microbial insecticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis subs. kurstaki (Btk) and Beauveria bassiana (Bb) as active ingredients, respectively. Results: A significant interaction of growth was observed between the biopesticide based on Bb and NaCl on the larvae of C. xanthus. Single exposure to NaCl and each one of the formulations demonstrated deleterious impacts not only on larval development, but also on the emergence success and emergence time of this nontarget insect, with potential consequences for freshwater ecosystems due to cascading effects. Conclusion: The chronic effects induced by both bioinsecticides show that these formulations can have environmental impacts on nontarget freshwater insects.
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- Author
- Aline Silvestre Pereira Dornelas; João L.T. Pestana; Althiéris de Souza Saraiva; Rone Silva Barbosa; Grasiele Soares Cavallini; Carlos Gravato; Amadeu Mortágua Velho da Maia Soares; Renato Almeida Sarmento
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)