Effects of New Btk-Based Formulations BLB1 and Lip on Aquatic Non-Target Organisms
Integrated pest management based on the use of biopesticides is largely applied. Experimental bioassays are critical to assess biopesticide biosafety at the ecotoxicological level. In this study, we investigated the effects of the new <i>Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki</i> (<i>Btk</i>)-formulated-based biopesticides BLB1 and Lip, efficiently tested in field assays (IPM-4-CITRUS EC project no. 734921) on two aquatic non-target organisms, precisely the water flea <i>Daphnia magna</i> and the bioluminescent bacteria <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>. Acute toxicity studies, carried out in a comparative manner with Delfin<sup>®</sup> as the reference bioproduct and the lactose-based Blank formulation, show that no significant toxicity was observed up to 1 g/L. Our results indicated that BLB1- and Lip-formulated new bioproducts are far less toxic than the Delfin<sup>®</sup> reference bioproduct.
Authors
- Cansu Filik İşçen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5463-8825)
- Rim El Jeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3246-7890)
- Gül Ayyıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1024-9964)
- Balkiss Bouhaouala‐Zahar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3147-245X)
- Hazar Kraïem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-0573)
- Sayda Dhaouadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7606-1895)
- Zeynep Yurtkuran-Ceterez
Institutions
- Tunis University (TN)
- Institut Pasteur de Tunis (TN)
- Faculté de médecine de Tunis
- Eskişehir Osmangazi University (TR)
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13100824
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- European Commission
- Weill Cornell Medical College