Selecting native entomopathogenic fungi against Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) in the laboratory

Authors

  • Junior Steve Garrido Pérez Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva, Tingo María, Peru.
  • Richard Paredes-Espinosa Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, Tarapoto, Peru.
  • Giannfranco Egoávil Jump Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva,Tingo María, Peru.
  • Oniel Jeremias Aguirre Gil Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/223811712012021093

Keywords:

Banana root borer, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Biocontrol.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to select native isolates of entomopathogenic fungi against adult Cosmopolites sordidus in laboratory conditions. Four isolates of Beauveria bassiana, two isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae, and two isolates of Paecilomyces lilacinus were tested against C. sordidus. The entomopathogenic fungi that resulted in mortality rates over 50% were M. anisopliae (MA-CsCha and MA-Carabid) and B. bassiana (BB-CsCha and BB-CsLp). The most virulent isolates were MA-CsCha, BB-CsCha, and MA-Carabid with median lethal times (LT50) of 4.82, 5.4, and 5.79 days, respectively. In conclusion, the MA-CsCha, BB-CsCha, MA-Carabid, and BB-CsLp isolates are viable candidates to be tested in banana fields.

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2021-03-29

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GARRIDO PÉREZ, Junior Steve; PAREDES-ESPINOSA, Richard; EGOÁVIL JUMP, Giannfranco; AGUIRRE GIL, Oniel Jeremias. Selecting native entomopathogenic fungi against Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) in the laboratory. Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Lages, v. 20, n. 1, p. 093–097, 2021. DOI: 10.5965/223811712012021093. Disponível em: https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/18362. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2021)

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Research Note - Multisections and Related Areas

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