Effect of UV-B Irradiation on Water-Suspended Metarhizium anisopliae s.l. (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) Conidia and Their Larvicidal Activity in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology
M L FalvoChristian Luz

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a key limiting factor for biological pest control with entomopathogenic fungi. While little is known about the impact of UV on Metarhizium anisopliae Metchnikoff (Sorokin) (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) conidia in aquatic mosquito-breeding sites, this study determined the effect of UV-B on the viability and virulence of M. anisopliae sensu lato (s.l.) strain IP 46 in the laboratory against Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae. Conidia were treated in cups under defined water depths (0, 1, 2, and 3 cm) to six different UV-B doses (0, 0.657, 1.971, 3.942, 7.884, 11.826, or 15.768 kJ m-2) at 27 ± 2°C. The ability of treated conidia to germinate up to 24 h postexposure on PDAY + benomyl + chloramphenicol medium at 25 ± 1°C was adversely affected by higher doses of UV-B radiation regardless of the water depth. Germination, however, did not fall below 70% regardless of the test conditions. In fact, conidial virulence against second-instar larvae was not affected by either the water depth (F3,84 = 0.3, P = 0.85) or any tested levels of UV-B radiation (F6,21 ≤ 1.2, P ≥ 0.39) including those distinctly higher than might be expected for tropical sites. These findings strengthen previous observation...Continue Reading

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