BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF ACLEES SP. CF. FOVEATUS AND FIRST RECOVERY OF AN ASSOCIATE BEAUVERIA BASSIANA STRAIN

Autori

  • ELISABETTA GARGANI
  • GIUSEPPE MAZZA
  • GIULIA TORRINI
  • AGOSTINO STRANGI
  • FABRIZIO PENNACCHIO
  • PIO FEDERICO ROVERSI

Parole chiave:

alien invasive pest, biocontrol, entomopathogenic fungi, fig weevil, natural enemies.

Abstract

Aclees sp. cf. foveatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is spreading in Central Italy, causing severe infestation on fig trees. There are very few information for this pest and no natural enemy is reported. Here, we report the first recovery of a natural enemy associated with this invasive weevil, a strain of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. The potential use of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes as biocontrol agents was tested against adults in laboratory trials. In agree with the detection in nature, only treatments with B. bassiana were able to control the insects. This result opens new frontiers for the environmental friendly control strategies against this weevil.

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Pubblicato

2017-02-01

Fascicolo

V. 99 (2016)

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