The Potential of Metarhizium anisopliae Blastospores to Control Aedes aegypti Larvae in the Field.

ABSTRACT: Entomopathogenic fungi are promising as an environmentally benign alternative to chemical pesticides for mosquito control. The current study investigated the virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae blastospores against Aedes aegypti under both laboratory and field conditions. Virulence bioassays of conidia and blastospores were conducted in the laboratory, while field simulation bioassays were conducted under two conditions: totally shaded (TS) or partially shaded (PS). In the first bioassay (zero h), the larvae were added to the cups shortly after the preparation of the blastospores, and in the subsequent assays, larvae were added to the cups 3, 6, 9, and 12 days later. The survival of the larvae exposed to blastospores in the laboratory was zero on day two, as was the case for

SUBMITTER: Gomes SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10381131 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature