How to translate text using browser tools
1 August 2015 Field Efficacy of a Metarhizium anisopliae-Based Attractant-Contaminant Device to Control Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
V. Navarro-Llopis, I. Ayala, J. Sanchis, J. Primo, P. Moya
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

Biological control of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) using entomopathogenic fungi is being studied as a viable control strategy. The efficacy of a Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)-based attractant—contaminant device (ACD) to control C. capitata was evaluated in a medium-scale (40 ha) 2-yr field trial using a density of 24 ACD per ha. Results showed that this density was adequate to efficiently reduce fruitfly populations and that the inoculation dishes (IDs) needed replacing mid-season to provide protection for the entire season. In this study, fungal treatment was even more effective than conventional chemical treatment. Population dynamics in fungus-treated fields along with the infectivity study of field-aged IDs in the laboratory found that the ACD remained effective for at least 3 mo. The results suggest M. anisopliae-based ACD can be used to control C. capitata in the field. The implications of its use, especially as a tool in an integrated pest management program, are discussed.

© The Authors 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com
V. Navarro-Llopis, I. Ayala, J. Sanchis, J. Primo, and P. Moya "Field Efficacy of a Metarhizium anisopliae-Based Attractant-Contaminant Device to Control Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 108(4), 1570-1578, (1 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov157
Received: 4 February 2015; Accepted: 21 May 2015; Published: 1 August 2015
JOURNAL ARTICLE
9 PAGES

This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
+ SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

KEYWORDS
autoinoculation device
biological control
entomopathogenic fungi
integrated control
Metarhizium anisopliae
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top