Association between entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi for control of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of the association of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi on Rhipicephalus microplus. The nematodes used were Heterorhabditis bacteriophora HP88 and Heterorhabditis indica LPP1 and the fungi were Metarhizium anisopliae IBCB 116 and Beauveria bassiana ES...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2013-10, Vol.112 (10), p.3645-3651
Main Authors: Monteiro, Caio Márcio Oliveira, Araújo, Laryssa Xavier, Matos, Renata Silva, da Silva Golo, Patrícia, Angelo, Isabele Costa, de Souza Perinotto, Wendell Marcelo, Coelho Rodrigues, Camila Aparecida, Furlong, John, Bittencourt, Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro, Prata, Márcia Cristina Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acari
Animals
Beauveria - physiology
Beauveria bassiana
Biological control
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Boophilus microplus
egg weight
entomopathogenic nematodes
Female
females
Fungi
Health aspects
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Heterorhabditis indica
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Immunology
Ixodidae
Ixodidae - microbiology
Ixodidae - parasitology
Larva
Medical Microbiology
Metarhizium - physiology
Metarhizium anisopliae
Microbiology
Nematoda
Nematoda - physiology
nematode larvae
Original Paper
Pest Control, Biological - methods
Pests
Physiological aspects
Rhipicephalus
ticks
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Summary:The aim of the study was to assess the effect of the association of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi on Rhipicephalus microplus. The nematodes used were Heterorhabditis bacteriophora HP88 and Heterorhabditis indica LPP1 and the fungi were Metarhizium anisopliae IBCB 116 and Beauveria bassiana ESALQ 986. In the groups treated with the fungi, the females were immersed for 3 min in a conidial suspension, while in the groups treated with the nematodes, the ticks were exposed to infective juveniles. To evaluate the interaction between entomopathogens, the females were first immersed in a conidial suspension and then exposed to the nematodes. The egg mass weight and hatching percentage values of the groups treated with M. anisopliae IBCB 116 and B. bassiana ESALQ 986 in the two experiments were statistically similar (p > 0.05) to the values of the control group. In the groups treated only with nematodes, there was a significant reduction (p 
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-013-3552-7