Susceptibility of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to entomopathogenic fungi isolated from poultry houses litter and nearby soil

• Authors: Elżbieta Popowska-Nowak , Dorota Tumialis , Elżbieta Pezowicz

Title variants

PL

Wrażliwość pleśniakowca lśniącego Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) na infekcje grzybami owadobójczymi izolowanymi

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus is present in great numbers in poultry houses. These insects are especially dangerous as a potential carriers of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. We explored the possibility of using local strains of entomopathogenic fungi isolated from litter and from soil to control lesser mealworm populations. Isolated fungi showed low pathogenicity to lesser mealworm beetles. Infection with a suspension at a concentration of 1 × 108 spores/ml resulted in only 4 Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato isolates showing the highest insect mortality in the range of 30–36%. Still lower pathogenicity was found in isolates of Beauveria bassiana, with only 4 isolates of B. bassiana causing a mortality of 17–26%. Isolates of Isaria fumosorosea and I. farinosa did not cause mortality in beetles that differed significantly from that in the control variant. The larvae were more susceptible to infection. Except for I. fumosorosea, all species caused 100% mortality in larvae. For further studies, the B. bassiana 3K isolate (from the litter) could be selected because of its high mortality (100%) and high larval infectivity (50% overgrown with mycelium).

PL

Pleśniakowiec lśniący (Alphitobius diaperinus) Panzer występuje w dużych liczebnościach w brojlerniach. Owady te są szczególnie niebezpieczne jako potencjalne nośniki patogenów, takich jak bakterie, wirusy i pasożyty. Badania dotyczyły możliwości wykorzystania lokalnych szczepów grzybów entomopatogennych izolowanych ze ściółki i gleby do ograniczania populacji tego owada. Izolowane grzyby wykazywały niską patogeniczność w stosunku do chrząszczy owada. Po infekcji zawiesiną w stężeniu 1 × 108 zarodników/ml tylko 4 izolaty Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato wykazywały najwyższą śmiertelność owadów w zakresie 30–36%. Jeszcze mniejszą patogeniczność w stosunku do chrząszczy owada wykazywały izolaty Beauveria bassiana, tylko 4 z nich powodowały śmiertelność w zakresie 17–26%. Izolaty Isaria fumosorosea i I. farinosa powodowały śmiertelność chrząszczy na poziomie wariantu kontrolnego. Larwy były bardziej podatne na infekcję. Z wyjątkiem I. fumosorosea wszystkie badane gatunki grzybów powodowały 100% śmiertelność larw. Do dalszych badań można wyselekcjonować izolat B. bassiana 3K (ze ściółki) ze względu na wysoką śmiertelność (100%) i wysoką infekcyjność larw (50% porośniętych grzybnią).

Keywords

EN

the lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus; poultry houses; entomopathogenic fungi; biological control

PL

pleśniakowiec lśniący Alphitobius diaperinus; kurniki; grzyby entomopatogeniczne; biologiczne zwalczanie; pleśniakowiec lśniący Alphitobius diaperinus; kurniki; grzyby entomopatogeniczne; biologiczne zwalczanie

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 31-39

Dates

published

2017-12-31

Contributors

author

Elżbieta Popowska-Nowak

author

Dorota Tumialis

author

Elżbieta Pezowicz

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Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/seb.2017.15.4.04