ACARICIDAL ACTIVITY OF COMBINED COMMERCIAL STRAINS OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI AGAINST Amblyomma mixtum AND Rhipicephalus microplus TICKS

Dora Romero Salas, Jose Luis Bravo Ramos, Daniel Sokani Sánchez Montes, Carolina Cárdenas Amaya, Jannete Gamboa Prieto, Anabel Cruz Romero, Angelica Olivares Muñoz

Abstract


Background: Rhipicephalus microplus and Amblyomma mixtum are the most important tick species affecting livestock in tropical areas. They can have a direct harmful effect on cattle and humans due to transmission of pathogens of tick-borne diseases (TBD). Entomopathogenic fungi have an important role in crop pest control. However, data concerning the efficacy of use of entomopathogenic fungicombinations are scarce. Objective: For this reason, in this study, the efficacy of commercial fungal combinations was assessed: Trishok® (Trichoderma harzianaum and Trichoderma virens) and Esporomax® (Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Paecelomyces fumosoroseus). Methodology: Adult immersion tests were performed with six different concentrations of fungal solutions. Results: In this study, Trishok® and Esporomax® showed potential efficacy against R. microplus. Different concentrations of fungal application tested on A. mixtum did not show any effect. The observed mortality of R. microplus was 85. 0 ± 2.0 and 65.0 ± 2.0 for Trishok® and Esporomax®, respectively. The estimated LC50 for R. microplus immersed in solutions of Trishok® and Esporomax® thereof were: 6.5x104 and3.9x105 conidia mL-1, respectively. Implications: These results should be considered in the design and implementation of alternatives based on the biological control of ticks. Conclusion: We can conclude that combined commercial strains of entomopathogenic fungi have in vitro acaricidal activity against R. microplus. 

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Biological control; Fungal combinations; Trichoderma harzianaum; Trichoderma virens; Arthropods

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