| Abstract: | The potential for nontarget effects of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin, when used for biological control of ticks, was assessed in laboratory trials. Fungal pathogenicity was studied against convergent ladybird beetles, Hippodamia convergens Gue??rin-Me??neville, house crickets, Acheta domesticus (L.), and the milkweed bugs Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas). Fungal spores applied with a spray tower produced significant mortality in H. convergens and A. domesticus, but effects on O. fasciatus were marginal. Placing treated insects with untreated individuals resulted in mortality from horizontal transmission to untreated beetles and crickets, but not milkweed bugs. Spread of fungal infection in the beetles resulted in mortality on days 4-10 after treatment, while in crickets mortality was on day 2 after treatment, suggesting different levels of pathogenicity and possibly different modes of transmission. Therefore, M. anisopliae varies in pathogenicity to different insects. Inundative applications can potentially affect nontarget species, but M. anisopliae is already widely distributed in North America, so applications for tick control generally would not introduce a novel pathogen into the environment. Pathogenicity in lab trials does not, by itself, demonstrate activity under natural conditions, so field trials are needed to confirm these results and to assess methods to minimize nontarget exposure. |
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| ProdID: | 70023946 |
| Citation Author: | Ginsberg, H. S.; Lebrun, R. A.; Heyer, K.; Zhioua, E. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Environmental Entomology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Potential nontarget effects of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) used for biological control of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae); 2002; Article; Journal; Environmental Entomology; Ginsberg, H. S.; Lebrun, R. A.; Heyer, K.; Zhioua, E. |
| Citation Start Page: | 1191 |
| Citation Volume: | 31 |
| Citation Year: | 2002 |
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| Text: | Potential nontarget effects of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) used for biological control of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae); 2002; Article; Journal; Environmental Entomology; Ginsberg, H. S.; Lebrun, R. A.; Heyer, K.; Zhioua, E. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00 -0600 |
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