Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratory

Vineyard in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil have suffered significant infestations of mites, especially Panonychus ulmi (Koch) recently. There are reports on the ability to control mites with Isaria fumosorosea. The objective of this study was to evaluate in the laboratory the pathogenicity of I. f...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Andréia Gräff, Liana Johann, Cláucia Fernanda Volken de Souza, Noeli Juarez Ferla
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Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-02-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/44419
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author Cláudia Andréia Gräff
Liana Johann
Cláucia Fernanda Volken de Souza
Noeli Juarez Ferla
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description Vineyard in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil have suffered significant infestations of mites, especially Panonychus ulmi (Koch) recently. There are reports on the ability to control mites with Isaria fumosorosea. The objective of this study was to evaluate in the laboratory the pathogenicity of I. fumosorosea to P. ulmi mites. Panonychus ulmi was reared from harvests from vineyards in Serra Gaucha. Fungal spore suspensions at different concentrations were applied to P. ulmi eggs. Triplicates of females, 12 to 15 days old, were treated with a spore suspension of 108 mL-1. Controls were treated with distilled water. Seven days after application, 55.6% of eggs treated with a spore suspension of 106 mL-1 did not hatch, and treated females showed a total mortality of 85-90% and confirmed mortality of 50-55%. The maximum mortality of water-treated control eggs and females was on average 12.8 and 15.5%, respectively. It is concluded that the I. fumosorosea isolate has the ability to infect eggs and adult females of P. ulmi and thus appears to be a viable alternative to be tested in the field.  
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spelling doaj-art-1441bc5fa6754e3bbf441dcbca9beac82025-08-20T03:40:15ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432175-79252017-02-0130110.5007/2175-7925.2017v30n1p7326746Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratoryCláudia Andréia Gräff0Liana Johann1Cláucia Fernanda Volken de Souza2Noeli Juarez Ferla3Centro Universitário Univates Tecnovates - Laboratório UnianálisesCentro Universitário Univates Programa de Pós Graduação em Sistemas Ambientais SustentáveisCentro Universitário Univates Programa de Pós Graduação em Biotecnologia Programa de Pós Graduação em Sistemas Ambientais Sustentáveis Laboratório de Microbiologia de AlimentosCentro Universitário Univates Programa de Pós Graduação em Sistemas Ambientais Sustentáveis Vineyard in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil have suffered significant infestations of mites, especially Panonychus ulmi (Koch) recently. There are reports on the ability to control mites with Isaria fumosorosea. The objective of this study was to evaluate in the laboratory the pathogenicity of I. fumosorosea to P. ulmi mites. Panonychus ulmi was reared from harvests from vineyards in Serra Gaucha. Fungal spore suspensions at different concentrations were applied to P. ulmi eggs. Triplicates of females, 12 to 15 days old, were treated with a spore suspension of 108 mL-1. Controls were treated with distilled water. Seven days after application, 55.6% of eggs treated with a spore suspension of 106 mL-1 did not hatch, and treated females showed a total mortality of 85-90% and confirmed mortality of 50-55%. The maximum mortality of water-treated control eggs and females was on average 12.8 and 15.5%, respectively. It is concluded that the I. fumosorosea isolate has the ability to infect eggs and adult females of P. ulmi and thus appears to be a viable alternative to be tested in the field.   https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/44419
spellingShingle Cláudia Andréia Gräff
Liana Johann
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Noeli Juarez Ferla
Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratory
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title Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratory
title_full Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratory
title_fullStr Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratory
title_full_unstemmed Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratory
title_short Pathogenicity of Isaria fumosorosea to European red mite in the laboratory
title_sort pathogenicity of isaria fumosorosea to european red mite in the laboratory
url https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/44419
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