Evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum and the predatory mite Stratiolaelaps scimitus against Rhizoglyphus robini under laboratory conditions.

Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani, Cheryl Frank Sullivan, Agrin Davari, Bruce L Parker, Ali Razavi, Margaret Skinner

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Article in Experimental & applied acarology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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First record ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2023
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arash GhalehgolabbehbahaniEntomology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, 661 Spear Street, Burlington, VT, 05405-0105, USA. aghalehgo@uvm.edu.

Cheryl Frank SullivanEntomology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, 661 Spear Street, Burlington, VT, 05405-0105, USA.

Agrin DavariEntomology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, 661 Spear Street, Burlington, VT, 05405-0105, USA.

Bruce L ParkerEntomology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, 661 Spear Street, Burlington, VT, 05405-0105, USA.

Ali RazaviEntomology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, 661 Spear Street, Burlington, VT, 05405-0105, USA.

Margaret SkinnerEntomology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, 661 Spear Street, Burlington, VT, 05405-0105, USA.

University of Vermont · US

Funding

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service VT-HO2405MS

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède (Acari: Acaridae) is a pest of bulbs, corms and tubers of several economically important crops. The biological control of R. robini has yet to be fully explored as an alternative to chemical pesticides. Entomopathogenic fungi in the genera Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) are used for the biological control of several agricultural pests. The soil-dwelling predatory mite, Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley) (Acari: Acaridae) is also frequently used alone or in combination with other biological control agents. There are few reports on the use of M. brunneum or S. scimutus against R. robini. The objectives of this research were to investigate the in vitro effect of different predatory mite ratios of S. scimitus on R. robini mortality and the combined use of a M. brunneum-based granule with S. scimitus as potential strategies to manage this pest. Mortality of R. robini in Petri dishes containing predators was significantly higher than without predators. When soil-filled containers containing R. robini were treated with both M. brunneum granules and S. scimitus, the lower densities of the bulb mite were obtained with the highest ratio of predator/prey mites. The number of bulb mites in the containers treated with only M. brunneum was significantly lower than the untreated control. These results demonstrate the potential for releasing of S. scimitus alone and in combination with M. brunneum granules to manage R. robini.

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AcaridaeMetarhiziumMitesAnimalsPest Control, BiologicalSoilSoilBiological controlBulb mitesEntomopathogenic fungiMetarhizium brunneumRhizoglyphus robiniStratiolaelaps scimitus

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PMID35729448

DOI10.1007/s10493-022-00719-6

OpenAlexW4283262031

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