Field bioassay of Metarhizium anisopliae strains to control the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae

Tavassoli, Mousa; Allymehr, Manoochehr; Pourseyed, Seyed Hassan; Ownag, A.; Bernousi, Iraj; Mardani, Karim; Ghorbanzadegan, M.; Shokrpoor, Sara

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.031

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“…Isolates of M. anisopliae were also pathogenic against mite D. gallinae in the laboratory, with mortality ranging between 40 and 70% depending on the tested isolates, and, under field conditions, they were shown to be efficient in commercial poultry houses treated with a conidia suspension at a high concentration (1 × 10 9 conidia/mL) (Tavassoli et al, 2008(Tavassoli et al, , 2011.…”

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Activity of Some Brazilian Isolates of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against the Poultry Red Mite Dermanyssus Gallinae De Geer (Acari: Dermanyssidae)

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Alves

Oliveira

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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Poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae is a cosmopolitan and hematophagous species commonly found in layer houses around the world. Poultry mite infestations may cause anemia, stress, low body weight and egg production, and mortality. Mite control is typically based on chemical products, but they are not effective and leave residues in eggs; therefore, alternative control methods, such as entomopathogenic fungi, need to researched. This study aimed at evaluating, in the laboratory, the activity of Brazilian isolates of entomopathogenic fungi against D. gallinae. The mites were collected from a commercial layer house and were sprayed with conidial suspensions (1 × 10 8 conidia/ mL) of five isolates of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae. All tested isolates were pathogenic for the red mite, with confirmed mortality ranging from 22.9 to 52.4%. This demonstrate the potential of the tested entomopathogenic fungi isolates for mite control, and reinforces the need for further studies with other isolates, application strategies, and with fungal formulations.

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Activity of Some Brazilian Isolates of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against the Poultry Red Mite Dermanyssus Gallinae De Geer (Acari: Dermanyssidae)

Kasburg

Alves

Oliveira

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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“…Fungi produce extracellular chitinases which, when introduced to PRM chitin-rich hydrophobic coats, can kill mites via desiccation (St et al, 1996). Fungi cause a delayed pathology in the PRM and can thus become widely disseminated, allowing them to eliminate large mite populations (Tavassoli et al, 2008;Tavassoli et al, 2011). Beauveria bassiana has proved to be effective against PRM more than 10 days post-exposure (Steenberg & Kilpinen, 2003), whilst Trichoderma album (Kaoud, 2010) and Metarhizium anisopliae fungi (Tavassoli et al, 2011) are efficient at high spore concentrations as new acaricides.…”

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“…Fungi cause a delayed pathology in the PRM and can thus become widely disseminated, allowing them to eliminate large mite populations (Tavassoli et al, 2008;Tavassoli et al, 2011). Beauveria bassiana has proved to be effective against PRM more than 10 days post-exposure (Steenberg & Kilpinen, 2003), whilst Trichoderma album (Kaoud, 2010) and Metarhizium anisopliae fungi (Tavassoli et al, 2011) are efficient at high spore concentrations as new acaricides. The use of parasitic fungi as a way to control PRM infestation could, however, generate downstream environmental disequilibrium, since entomopathogenic fungi are generally not specific for PRM and may affect other naturally existing insect populations.…”

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Understanding the biology and control of the poultry red miteDermanyssus gallinae: a review

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Dermanyssus gallinae, the poultry red mite (PRM), is a blood-feeding ectoparasite capable of causing pathology in birds, amongst other animals. It is an increasingly important pathogen in egg layers and is responsible for substantial economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. Even though PRM poses a serious problem, very little is known about the basic biology of the mite. Here we review the current body of literature describing red mite biology and discuss how this has been, or could be, used to develop methods to control PRM infestations. We focus primarily on the PRM digestive system, salivary glands, nervous system and exoskeleton and also explore areas of PRM biology which have to date received little or no study but have the potential to offer new control targets.

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“…At a dose of 2.9 x 10 10 conidia per bird, the number of mites in the birds was significantly reduced with use of O. sylviarum relative to the control treatment 21 days after application, but the fungus treatment did not outperform the chemical treatment. Tavassoli et al (2011) evaluated the efficacy of three M. anisopliae isolates for the control of Derma. gallinae in oil formulations.…”

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Advances and Perspectives of the use of the entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana and metarhizium anisopliae for the control of arthropod pests in poultry production

Oliveira

Alves

Sosa-Gòmez

2014

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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Global poultry production is plagued by a wide variety of arthropods. The problems associated with their chemical control have led to an increasing search for control alternatives, and entomopathogenic fungi seem to be a promising strategy. Despite the large number of insects and mites considered as important pests in animal production, studies on the use of entomopathogenic fungi for their control are still scarce compared with agricultural pests, particularly in Brazil. This article reviews some damages and control aspects of the main arthropod pests that affect Brazilian poultry production, including house flies, lesser mealworms, and feather mites, by the use of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae. Studies published in the last 20 years were reviewed, and the main problems and limitations of that pest-control strategy are discussed.

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Field bioassay of Metarhizium anisopliae strains to control the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae

Cited by 33 publications

References 42 publications

Activity of Some Brazilian Isolates of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against the Poultry Red Mite Dermanyssus Gallinae De Geer (Acari: Dermanyssidae)

Activity of Some Brazilian Isolates of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against the Poultry Red Mite Dermanyssus Gallinae De Geer (Acari: Dermanyssidae)

Understanding the biology and control of the poultry red miteDermanyssus gallinae: a review

Advances and Perspectives of the use of the entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana and metarhizium anisopliae for the control of arthropod pests in poultry production

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