Examinando por Materia "Entomopathogenic fungus"

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    Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) to the red cashew beetle Crimissa cruralis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Blepharida-group) in laboratory conditions.
    (Universidad del Valle, 2019-12-31) Araújo de Souza, Suyanne; Sousa Maciel, Gabriela Priscila de; Silva Dias Pini, Nívia Da; Gonçalves Barbosa, Marianne; Martins Duarte, Poliana; Pastori, Patrik Luiz; Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología - Socolen; Universidad del Valle; Montoya Lerma, James
    The increased pest actions of the red cashew beetle Crimissa cruralis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae in Brazilian populations of cashew Anacardium occidentale (Anarcardiaceae) is a cause for concern. The entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, was evaluated as a biocontrol of larvae. The percent mortalities of second and third instar larvae produced by in vivo application of a commercial formulation containing the fungal spores were evaluated. Treatment of larvae at concentrations of 1.2 x 106, 2.5 x 106, 3.7 x 107 e 5.0 x 107 conidia/mL resulted in 49, 56, 66 and 72 % mortality within eight days, respectively. Based on the finding, it is recommended that the B. bassiana formulation should be employed at the lowest concentrations (1.2 x 106 and 2.5 x 106 conidia/mL) with repeat application to avoid possible inactivation of the fungus by abiotic environmental factors. Cost-benefit assessments of the use of this biological agent will be important for determining the economic feasibility of its application in the field.
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    Use of generalized linear models in the Leptopharsa gibbicarina (Hemiptera: Tingidae) count in oil palm.
    (Universidad del Valle, 2021-02-03) Mesa Fúquen, Eloina; Hernández Henández, Juan Sebastián; Campero, Jhonatan Eduardo; Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología - Socolen; Universidad del Valle; Montoya Lerma, James
    The analysis of data coming from the counting of events must consider tools that are appropriate to deal with this type of variable. A valid approach to cope with this task consists of using the Generalized Linear Model (GLM). The use of GLM allows working with density functions such as Poisson or Negative Binomial. This work presents the results of analyzing the data from an experiment carried out at the Research Station of Cenipalma located in the municipality of Barrancabermeja (Colombia). The experiment was established to evaluate, at the field level, the entomopathogenic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum as a strategy to control the population of the lace bug, Leptopharsa gibbicarina. The experiment was carried out in two plots, in one of them, the control of L. gibbicarina with P. lilacinum was implemented as suggested by the Entomology research program of Cenipalma and, in the other plot there was no control strategy. The data were analyzed by using GLM and two different density functions (Poisson and the negative binomial). Results showed statistically significant differences between the treatments. The estimator of the maximum likelihood associated with the P. lilacinum treatment indicated that the application of the entomopathogenic fungus reduced the populations of L. gibbicarina with a rate of incidence of 0.28 times more than the control.