Pathogenicity of three entomopathogenic fungi against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Soliman, Nadia A.; Al-amin, Sherihan M.; Mesbah, Amira E.; Ibrahim, Ahmed M. A.; Mahmoud, A. M.

doi:10.1186/s41938-020-00235-y

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“…Our results agreed with the previous studies that B. bassiana had a higher ability to kill B. zonata larvae than M. anisopliae and V. lecanii ( Hussein et al, 2018 ; Soliman et al, 2020 ). The cuticle is the main channel of fungal penetration in insects, and pupal susceptibility decreases as the pupal age increases ( Ekesi, Maniania & Lux, 2002 ; Hussein et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…Temperature and humidity are very important environmental factors not only affecting the efficacy but also the survival of an entomopathogen ( Zimmermann, 2007 ). Our results demonstrate that B. bassiana and M. anisopliae were more virulent than V. lecanii kill adult flies ( Daniel & Wyss, 2008 ; Daniel, 2009 ; Hussein et al, 2018 ; Soliman et al, 2020 ). In comparison to the control treatment, significant mortality was observed in all entomopathogenic fungi.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Different physical and enzymatic methods are required to control the EPF for adopting the agricultural strategy in such conditions ( Tahira, Saeed & Khan, 2014 ). The findings showed that M. anisopliae and B. bassiana were more virulent to kill three-day-old pupae at medium 1 × 10 8 and maximum concentration 1 × 10 10 ( Hussein et al, 2018 ; Soliman et al, 2020 ) as compared to V. lecanii .…”

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Biological control potential of entomopathogenic fungal strains against peach Fruit fly,Bactrocera zonata(Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Murtaza

Naeem

Manzoor³

et al. 2022

PeerJ

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The peachfruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) is a polyphagous pest in nature, belonging to order, Diptera and their respective family is Tephritidae. It mostly feeds on different crops, vegetables and fruits. Different traditional chemical insecticides have been used to control this notorious pest. Excessive consumption of pesticides has become a major threat to the fresh fruits trade since many importing countries refused to accept the shipments due to public health and environmental concerns. There is a growing trend to control these pests using the most effective biological control methods and other preventive measures have been adopted for reducing their attacks. Fungal agents have been used as biological agents to manage the attack of different insects pest through biological means. The present study was conducted to assess the virulence of three entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana and Verticillium lecanii, against Bactrocera zonata stages under different laboratory conditions. The results showed that B. bassiana and M. anisopliae were more effective in pathogenicity and potentially kill at all stages of B. zonata as compared to V. lecanii. The highest mortality rate for the third larval instar and the pupal stage were recorded after exposure to the 1 × 1010 conidia/ml concentrations, B. bassiana, with 68.67% and 89.67%, respectively. Adult B. zonata flies were the most susceptible to all entomopathogenic fungi. However, M. anisopliae was more virulent against B. zonata adult flies than B. bassiana and V. lecanii at 1 × 1010 conidial concentration. Therefore, the entomopathogenic fungi B. bassiana and M. anisopliae can be used as an cost effective bio-insecticide in the integrated pest management programs to control B. zonata. This study will be helpful to overcome this pest through biological control means.

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Biological control potential of entomopathogenic fungal strains against peach Fruit fly,Bactrocera zonata(Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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Manzoor³

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“…According to Soliman et al (2020), due to the fact that the main control tool for this pest is the pesticides usage, a great barrier was formed in fresh fruits exportation to countries that restrict agricultural products with agrochemical residues entry, causing a negative economic impact for producing countries.…”

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Biological control of fruit flies: bibliometric analysis on the main biocontrol agents

Salustino

Celedônio

Filho

et al. 2021

RSD

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The Tephritidae family has many fruit fly species responsible for causing direct and indirect damage to economically important fruit trees worldwide. Biological control has been sought as a method for the management of these insects, mainly because it does not cause adverse damage to the environment. Thus, this review sought information on what is currently being published in the scientific field about the main biological agents that are used to control fruit flies. The information was obtained through surveys between the months of June and August 2020, in bases such as the Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis, Springer, and Scielo. The inclusion of the articles followed criteria such as publication language English, Portuguese and Spanish, available in full, from categories A1 to B1, related to the biological agents used in the control of fruit flies and published in the last five years. A total of 2,362 studies were found, of which 105 articles were selected for this review. Regarding the years of publication, only 27% of the studies correspond to references from the years 2019 and 2020, with a greater number of research on parasitoids and developed in the laboratory. The largest concentration of research was in countries like Brazil, Mexico, and Spain.

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“…Control strategy of C. capitata via entomopathogenic fungi includes disseminating the fungi among medfly populations by attracting adults to bait stations where they are infected with the pathogen and transmit the disease to other individuals [16] as well as targeting soil pupariating larvae and pupae by soil inoculation [13,17]. The possibility of medfly management using entomopathogenic fungi was proved by many researches which have shown the susceptibility of medfly larvae, puparia and adults to fungal infection by isolates of Beauveria bassiana Ekesi, et al [18], Quesada-Moraga, et al [19], Imoulan and Elmeziane [20], Beauveria Brongniarti [21], Metarhizium anisopliae [17,18,22,23], Paecilomyces lilacinus [24,25], Paecilomyces fumosorosea [23] and Verticillium lecanii [26] . With the exception of Imoulan, et al [24], Imoulan and Elmeziane [20] studies studies, the entomopathogenic isolates tested against C. capitata have never been isolated from medfly infected individuals or from soils naturally containing larvae and pupae of this insect.…”

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Comparative Effect of Indole Acetic Acid and Salicylic Acid on Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Potential of Three Genotypes of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum (L.) Mill)

Sowobi¹,

Esan²,

Olaiya³

2021

SJB

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Indole acetic acid (IAA) and salicylic acid (SA) are plant bioregulators that stimulate the desired growth and quality response in crops. This study examined the impacts of IAA or SA seed pre-treatment on phytochemical constituents and antioxidants potential in three genotypes of tomato plant. The results indicated that IAA and or SA treatments increased height of the three genotypes of tomato significantly (P ≤ 0.05) when compared with the control group. Lycopene, total flavonoid and phenolic contents of genotypes F2 cobra and panther 17 F1 treated with 40, 80, and 120 mg/L concentrations of IAA, respectively increased significantly as compared to the control group. Furthermore, IAA and or SA significantly increased H2O2 scavenging activity of F1 KIARA by 5.0% compared to the control (0.2%). Genotype F1 KIARA treated with IAA and or SA (80 and 120 mg/L) had a significant increase in DPPH scavenging activity by 55.0% and 53.0% respectively, relative to control group (11%). The Fe2+-chelating activity of IAA-treated (80 mg/L) F1 KIARA and F2 COBRA increased by 56.0% and 17.0%, respectively compared to the control. The synergistic effect of IAA and SA showed a significant effect on phytochemical constituents and antioxidant potential than individual treatment. The results showed that IAA application or in combination with SA could be used as an alternative bio-stimulant to improve the quality of tomato.

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Pathogenicity of three entomopathogenic fungi against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Cited by 21 publications

References 27 publications

Biological control potential of entomopathogenic fungal strains against peach Fruit fly,Bactrocera zonata(Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Biological control potential of entomopathogenic fungal strains against peach Fruit fly,Bactrocera zonata(Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Biological control of fruit flies: bibliometric analysis on the main biocontrol agents

Comparative Effect of Indole Acetic Acid and Salicylic Acid on Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Potential of Three Genotypes of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum (L.) Mill)

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