Review on safety of the entomopathogenic fungus<i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i>

Zimmermann, G.

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“…Although there are a number studies on infection and use of B. bassiana against C. ciliata, no study about utilization of M. anisopliae against this pest is available in the literature. M. anisopliae is an important entomopathogenic fungus and is widely used for biocontrol of insect pests, and many commercial products are on the market or under development (Zimmermann 2007). This fungus has been shown to infect many important pest species including hemipteran insects (Marannino et al 2006;Sahayaraj and Borgio 2009;Tiago et al 2011).…”

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Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi against the sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say) (Hemiptera: Tingidae)

Sevim¹,

Demir²,

Sönmez³

et al. 2013

Turk J Agric For

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IntroductionCoastal zones, considered to be a valuable economic and environmental resource for human and marine habitats, are the most dynamic natural environment of any region on earth. Changes in the ocean-climate system and increasing human activities in these regions make the coastal areas more susceptible to natural hazards and more costly to live in. One of the most serious problems is the accelerated sea level rise and its resulting physical impacts on the coastal zones. Any rise in the mean sea level may result in the retreat of unprotected coastlines due to coastal inundation, erosion, and increased storm flooding (Nicholls et al. 1995). As emphasized in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR4), the global sea level rose by 1.8 to 3.1 mm/year during the last century and present estimates of future rise range from 18 cm to 59 cm by the year 2100 (Solomon et al. 2007). Low lying areas such as beach ridges, coastal plains, deltas, estuaries, lagoons, and bays would be the areas that would suffer the most as a result of the enhanced sea level rise. Thus, it is essential to quantify the response of coastal systems to sea level change, as well as to assess the potential threats posed to human and marine biodiversity.A near global comparative analysis by Dasgupta et al. (2007) regarding the impact of permanent inundation due to sea level rise on 84 developing countries revealed that hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are likely to be displaced by a sea level rise of 1 to 5 m within this century. Accompanying economic and ecological damage will be severe for many. Approximately 0.3% (194,000 km 2 ) of the territory of the 84 developing countries would be impacted by a 1-m rise. This would increase to 1.2% in areas where the sea level rose 5 m. Nearly 56 million people (approximately 1.28% of the population) in these countries would be impacted under a 1-m rise scenario. This would increase to 89 million people for 2 m and 245 million people (approximately 5.57%) for a 5-m rise. The impact of sea level rise on gross domestic product (GDP) is slightly greater than the impact on population, because GDP per capita is generally above average for coastal populations and cities. Wetlands would experience significant impact even with a 1-m rise. Up to 7.3% of wetlands in the 84 countries would be impacted Abstract: With the rising sea level becoming a more pressing issue to coastal areas, a comprehensive analysis has been conducted to assess the vulnerability of the Çukurova Delta under the projected inundation by the end of the century. The level of inundation was estimated from a multimission satellite altimetry sea level anomaly and significant wave height data between September 1992 and February 2012. Superposed to the clear annual oscillation with 6.2 cm amplitude peaking around the beginning of October, the mean sea level signal exhibits a positive trend of 3.4 ± 0.1 mm/year over the altimetric data period. The extreme wave height with a 100-year ...

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Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi against the sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say) (Hemiptera: Tingidae)

Sevim¹,

Demir²,

Sönmez³

et al. 2013

Turk J Agric For

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“…Prevalence of C. nucum has resulted in yield losses in major hazelnut producing countries such as Turkey [15]. Some ideal characteristics of fungal pesticides include cuticle infection, environmental friendliness, and the potential to be produced in large batches [16]. Strains with a high degree of pathogenicity and good growth characteristics are the basis of the C. nucum biocontrol.…”

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Evaluation of Pathogenicity of the Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana in Hazelnut Weevil (Curculio nucum L., Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Larvae

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The nut weevil (Curculio nucum) is one of the most important and widespread pests in hazelnut orchards. In order to screen entomopathogenic fungal strains with high virulence against C. nucum, the growth rate, sporulation, and cumulative mortality of different Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana strains were investigated, and the process by which M. anisopliae CoM 02 infects C. nucum larvae was observed using scanning electron microscopy. The results indicated that the growth rate and sporulation of different fungal strains significantly differed. Thirteen days after inoculation with M. anisopliae CoM 02, the cumulative mortality of C. nucum larvae reached 100 %, which was considerably higher than that of the other five strains. As the most virulent of the six test strains, the cadaver rate, LT 50 , and LT 90 of M. anisopliae CoM 02 were 93.4 %, 7.05 and 11.90 days, respectively. Analysis of the infection process by scanning electron microscopy showed that the spore attachment, hyphal germination, hyphal rapid growth, and sporulation of M. anisopliae CoM 02 occurred on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 11th day after inoculation, respectively, indicating that the infection cycle takes approximately 11 days. This finding suggests that the highly virulent M. anisopliae plays an important role in the biocontrol of C. nucum in China.

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“…Obligate killing entomopathogenic fungi like the well-known green muscardine disease (Metarhizium anisopliae, Zimmermann (2007)) and white muscardine disease (Beauveria bassiana, Barbarin et al (2012)) are frequently used in biocontrol of pest insects such as, e.g., migratory locusts (Wilson et al, 2002) and mosquitoes (Blanford et al, 2005;Scholte et al, 2005;Thomas and Read, 2007). They are also used against social insects (e.g., termites Almeida et al (1997) and ants (Jaccoud et al, 1999)), which are particularly successful invasive species (Chapman and Bourke, 2001;Cremer et al, 2008) with a high economic burden (Lowe et al, 2000;Pimentel et al, 2000).…”

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Fungal disease dynamics in insect societies: Optimal killing rates and the ambivalent effect of high social interaction rates

Novak

Cremer

2015

Journal of Theoretical Biology

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Review on safety of the entomopathogenic fungusMetarhizium anisopliae

Cited by 479 publications

References 187 publications

Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi against the sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say) (Hemiptera: Tingidae)

Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi against the sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say) (Hemiptera: Tingidae)

Evaluation of Pathogenicity of the Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana in Hazelnut Weevil (Curculio nucum L., Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Larvae

Fungal disease dynamics in insect societies: Optimal killing rates and the ambivalent effect of high social interaction rates

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