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Effect of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) on food consumption and mortality in the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2018

Ricardo Alberto Toledo-Hernández ,
Jorge Toledo  and
Daniel Sánchez
Ricardo Alberto Toledo-Hernández
Affiliation:
Departmento de Agricultura, Sociedad y Ambiente, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, CP 30700, Mexico
Jorge Toledo
Affiliation:
Departmento de Agricultura, Sociedad y Ambiente, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, CP 30700, Mexico
Daniel Sánchez*
Affiliation:
Departmento de Agricultura, Sociedad y Ambiente, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, CP 30700, Mexico
*
*E-mail: dsanchez@ecosur.mx
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Abstract

Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is an important pest of mango and citrus in Mexico. Here, we report the effect of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin strain MAAP1 on mortality and food consumption in A. ludens adults. Experiments were carried out under laboratory conditions at 26 ± 2 °C, 60 ± 5% RH and 12:12 photoperiod. To assess pathogenicity and sublethal effects, we sprayed flies with 1 × 109 conidia/ml and 1 × 106 conidia/ml solutions, respectively. Food consumption was measured by providing known amounts of food through capillary tubes to caged flies. We found that M. anisopliae was highly virulent to A. ludens, causing 92.3 ± 0.62% mortality at day 13 post-exposure. Interestingly, food consumption reduced by 17% in flies exposed to the fungus. These results support the implementation of M. anisopliae within current strategies used for the integrated pest management of A. ludens.

Keywords

entomopathogenic fungipathogenicitysublethal effectsbiological control
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 254 - 260
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Copyright © icipe 2018 

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