Minguely, Camille Olivia; Norgrove, Lindsey; Burren, Alexander; Christ, Bastien (2021). Biological Control of the Raspberry Eriophyoid Mite Phyllocoptes gracilis Using Entomopathogenic Fungi Horticulturae, 7(3), p. 54. MDPI 10.3390/horticulturae7030054
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There is an urgent need to develop biological control methods against the eriophyoid mite, Phyllocoptes gracilis, which causes significant losses in organic raspberry production in Europe. The use of entomopathogenic fungi (EF) is a sustainable alternative to conventional chemical pesticides, reducing the risks of pesticide resistance and other negative environmental impacts of agriculture. The objective of this study was to assess the pathogenicity of three strains of EF, two of Beauveria bassiana and one of Metarhizium anisopliae, on P. gracilis under laboratory conditions. Fungal spore suspensions (1 × 107 spores per mL) were sprayed on detached leaves infested with P. gracilis. Treated mites were kept under controlled conditions (25 ± 3 °C, 72 ± 10% relative humidity and photoperiod of 16:8 (light/dark)) and mite mortality was assessed three, five and seven days after inoculation. At all three measurement points (days after inoculation), the mortality of P. gracilis was highest for B. bassiana strain BB 1.1 and M. anisopliae strain MA 10.1. Our data demonstrate that EFs are promising candidates for the development of biological control agents against P. gracilis in raspberry crops.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Agriculture School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Agriculture > International Agriculture and Rural Development School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Agriculture > Livestock and Horses |
Name: |
Minguely, Camille Olivia; Norgrove, Lindsey; Burren, Alexander  0000-0001-9948-7039 and Christ, Bastien |
Subjects: |
Q Science > QR Microbiology S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
ISSN: |
2311-7524 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lindsey Norgrove |
Date Deposited: |
07 Apr 2021 11:28 |
Last Modified: |
21 Sep 2021 02:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/horticulturae7030054 |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.14538 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/14538 |
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