Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]

Background Metarhizium spp. based mosquito control products are among the most investigated and could potentially serve as promising complements to chemical insecticides. However, limited knowledge exists on the implementation of this biocontrol tool in conjunction with primary insecticide-based str...

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Main Authors: Doubé Lucien Lamy, Etienne Bilgo, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Issiaka Sare, Edounou Jacques Gnambani, Francesco Baldini, Fatimata Aïcha Sodre, Souro Abel Millogo, Mafalda Viana, Moussa Namountougou
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author Doubé Lucien Lamy
Etienne Bilgo
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Issiaka Sare
Edounou Jacques Gnambani
Francesco Baldini
Fatimata Aïcha Sodre
Souro Abel Millogo
Mafalda Viana
Moussa Namountougou
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Etienne Bilgo
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Issiaka Sare
Edounou Jacques Gnambani
Francesco Baldini
Fatimata Aïcha Sodre
Souro Abel Millogo
Mafalda Viana
Moussa Namountougou
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description Background Metarhizium spp. based mosquito control products are among the most investigated and could potentially serve as promising complements to chemical insecticides. However, limited knowledge exists on the implementation of this biocontrol tool in conjunction with primary insecticide-based strategies to achieve synergy. Methods In laboratory bioassays, we combined 107 conidia/ml native Metarhizium pingshaense strains with deltamethrin standard dose in three ways, before, after or simultaneously. These combinations were tested on laboratory insecticide resistant Anopheles coluzzii. Results We found that Metarhizium pingshaense and deltamethrin could be combined to achieve greater mortality against a highly insecticide resistance colony of Anopheles coluzzii. When mosquitoes were exposed to both simultaneously, no effect was observed, as expected for an insecticide resistant colony. However, when fungi were applied earlier than deltamethrin, mosquitoes became more sensitive to insecticide with a minimum Lethal Time to kill at least 50% of mosquito population (LT50) less than 8 days. In addition, when deltamethrin exposure was followed by Metarhizium infection, mosquito survival was similar to Metarhizium alone LT50 (LT50 ~11 days). Conclusion These findings suggest that early mosquito infection to Metarhizium pingshaense followed by chemical insecticide exposure synergically improve mosquito control in the laboratory.
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spelling doaj-art-ca192b425a7f4b3e9672c258ca7320e42025-08-20T02:16:21ZengWellcomeWellcome Open Research2398-502X2025-02-01910.12688/wellcomeopenres.21238.226006Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]Doubé Lucien Lamy0Etienne Bilgo1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2350-9339Abdoulaye Diabaté2Issiaka Sare3Edounou Jacques Gnambani4Francesco Baldini5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5904-4070Fatimata Aïcha Sodre6Souro Abel Millogo7Mafalda Viana8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5975-6505Moussa Namountougou9Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, 545, Burkina FasoDirection Régionale de l'Ouest, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, 545, Burkina FasoDirection Régionale de l'Ouest, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, 545, Burkina FasoDirection Régionale de l'Ouest, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, 545, Burkina FasoDirection Régionale de l'Ouest, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, 545, Burkina FasoSchool of Biodiversity One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQ, UKDirection Régionale de l'Ouest, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, 545, Burkina FasoDirection Régionale de l'Ouest, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, 545, Burkina FasoSchool of Biodiversity One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQ, UKLaboratoire de Recherches et d’Enseignements en Santé et Biotechnologies Animales (LARESBA), Universite NAZI BONI, Bobo-Dioulasso, Hauts-Bassins Region, 1091, Burkina FasoBackground Metarhizium spp. based mosquito control products are among the most investigated and could potentially serve as promising complements to chemical insecticides. However, limited knowledge exists on the implementation of this biocontrol tool in conjunction with primary insecticide-based strategies to achieve synergy. Methods In laboratory bioassays, we combined 107 conidia/ml native Metarhizium pingshaense strains with deltamethrin standard dose in three ways, before, after or simultaneously. These combinations were tested on laboratory insecticide resistant Anopheles coluzzii. Results We found that Metarhizium pingshaense and deltamethrin could be combined to achieve greater mortality against a highly insecticide resistance colony of Anopheles coluzzii. When mosquitoes were exposed to both simultaneously, no effect was observed, as expected for an insecticide resistant colony. However, when fungi were applied earlier than deltamethrin, mosquitoes became more sensitive to insecticide with a minimum Lethal Time to kill at least 50% of mosquito population (LT50) less than 8 days. In addition, when deltamethrin exposure was followed by Metarhizium infection, mosquito survival was similar to Metarhizium alone LT50 (LT50 ~11 days). Conclusion These findings suggest that early mosquito infection to Metarhizium pingshaense followed by chemical insecticide exposure synergically improve mosquito control in the laboratory.https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-290/v2Metarhizium pingshaense Deltamethrin Anopheles coluzzii Insecticide resistance Integrated vector control Burkina Fasoeng
spellingShingle Doubé Lucien Lamy
Etienne Bilgo
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Issiaka Sare
Edounou Jacques Gnambani
Francesco Baldini
Fatimata Aïcha Sodre
Souro Abel Millogo
Mafalda Viana
Moussa Namountougou
Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]
Wellcome Open Research
Metarhizium pingshaense
Deltamethrin
Anopheles coluzzii
Insecticide resistance
Integrated vector control
Burkina Faso
eng
title Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]
title_full Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]
title_fullStr Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]
title_full_unstemmed Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]
title_short Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]
title_sort entomopathogenic fungi metarhizium pingshaense increases susceptibility to insecticides in highly resistant malaria mosquitoes anopheles coluzzii version 2 peer review 1 approved 3 approved with reservations
topic Metarhizium pingshaense
Deltamethrin
Anopheles coluzzii
Insecticide resistance
Integrated vector control
Burkina Faso
eng
url https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-290/v2
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