Persistence of Metarhizium anisopliae(Deuteromycotina:Hyphomycetes)as a Control Agent of Anomala cuprea(Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae)in a Forestry Nursery

Shimazu, Mitsuaki; Mitsuhashi, Wataru; Hashimoto, Hoshimi; Ozawa, Takahiro

doi:10.1303/aez.28.103

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“…In particular, many studies on the virulence of these fungi have been carried out in the past as control agents of scarab grubs (Hasegawa and Koyama, 1941;Poprawski and Yule, 1991;Villani et al, 1994;Hiromori et al, 2004). Scarab grubs are major pests of agricultural land, forests and turf grasses (Shimazu et al, 1993;Hiromori and Nishigaki, 1998). These larvae are soil-inhabiting insects and are difficult to control with chemical insecticides.…”

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Friction-associated conidial detachment of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria amorpha from the cuticle of a scarab grub, Anomala cuprea, in the soil

Yaginuma

Hiromori

Hatsukade

2006

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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Entomopathogenic fungal conidia are detached from the host cuticle by several environmental factors. Larvae of the scarab grub, Anomala cuprea, inhabit the soil, and are constantly in contact with the soil. The larvae were treated with imidacloprid to suppress the mobility, and then treated with fluorescein isothiocyanate labelled conidia of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria amorpha. In the case of non-paralyzed larvae without imidacloprid treatment, conidia on the vertex, dorsum and abdomen became detached by 12 h after application. In contrast, the number of conidia on paralyzed larvae with imidacloprid treatment remained stable throughout the test period. In parallel with conidial detachment from non-paralyzed larvae, the number of conidia detected in the rearing soil increased. These results indicated that the fungal conidia adhering to the surface of scarab grubs are detached by friction with soil in association with the larval movement, suggesting that insect movement may be an important factor that affects the infection with pathogens.

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Friction-associated conidial detachment of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria amorpha from the cuticle of a scarab grub, Anomala cuprea, in the soil

Yaginuma

Hiromori

Hatsukade

2006

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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“…The insecticidal activity to scarab grubs and conidial persistence in the soil of entomopathogenic fungi, Isaria kogane (B. brongniartii) (Hasegawa and Koyama, 1941) and M. anisopliae (Shimazu et al, 1993;Hiromori and Nishigaki, 1998;Yokoyama et al, 1998) have been studied in Japan. However, there have been few reports on effective control agents to control of H. picea by entomopathogenic fungi.…”

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The effects of temperature on the insecticidal activity of Beauveria amorpha to Heptophylla picea

Hiromori

Yaginuma

Kajino

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Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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The insecticidal activity of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria amorpha (strain HpBa-1) to larvae of the yellowish elongate chafer, Heptophylla picea was estimated under various temperature conditions. High mortalities were obtained and the mortalities of H. picea rose rapidly at 25°C and 20°C. Insecticidal activity of HpBa-1 was observed at 15°C and 10°C and infection of the fungus resulted under these temperatures. HpBa-1 showed little infectivity at low temperatures under the field conditions. Hence, HpBa-1 recovered infectivity when the temperature increased. These results suggest HpBa-1 is useful as a microbial control agent against larvae of H. picea.

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Ecology of Terrestrial Fungal Entomopathogens

Hajek

1997

Advances in Microbial Ecology

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Persistence of Metarhizium anisopliae(Deuteromycotina:Hyphomycetes)as a Control Agent of Anomala cuprea(Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae)in a Forestry Nursery

Cited by 6 publications

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Friction-associated conidial detachment of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria amorpha from the cuticle of a scarab grub, Anomala cuprea, in the soil

Friction-associated conidial detachment of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria amorpha from the cuticle of a scarab grub, Anomala cuprea, in the soil

The effects of temperature on the insecticidal activity of Beauveria amorpha to Heptophylla picea

Ecology of Terrestrial Fungal Entomopathogens

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