Beauveria bassiana hf23 090305 fact sheet opp chemical code. Horizontal transfer of conidia is conferred via contact with infected individuals. Three species are recognised, two of which are well known pathogens of insects. Beauveria bassiana, a deuteromycete long known for its entomopathogenic properties, causes an insect disease known as white muscardine. Beauveria bassiana as an endophyte in grapevine vitis vinifera prof. Hongos entomopatogenos asociados a diaphorina citri hemiptera. Establishment of the fungal entomopathogen beauveria.
Growth and metabolism of beauveria bassiana spores and mycelia. Tools to help manage coffee berry borer, not magic bullets mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the u. Arendsc a department of entomology, comstock hall, cornell university, ithaca, ny 14853, usa. Diptera rana fartab shoukat 1,y, junaid zafar 1,y, muhammad shakeel 1, yuxin zhang 1, shoaib freed 2, xiaoxia xu 1 and fengliang jin 1, 1 key laboratory of biopesticide innovation and application of guangdong province, college of agriculture. Highlights beauveria bassiana used in this study proved to be pathogenic to bed bugs. Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus currently under development as a biological control agent against a wide rang of arthropod pests. Tephritidae under laboratory and field cage conditions. It is being used as a biological insecticide to control a number of pests such as termites, thrips, whiteflies, aphids and different beetles. Beauveria bassiana strain gha is a fungus that is used as a pesticide for controlling many kinds of insects. Beauveria bassiana is a fungus that grows naturally in soils throughout the world and acts as a parasite on various arthropod species, causing white muscardine disease. Beauveria bassiana strains for biological control of. Biology and host specificity of the chondrilla root moth bradyrrhoa gilveolella treitschke lepidoptera, phycitidae. Department of agriculture, agricultural research service, bldg.
Evaluation of beauveria bassiana applications against adult house xy, musca domestica, in commercial cagedlayer poultry facilities in new york state phillip e. These fungi kill insects by growing on the outer surface and into the bodies of the pests they infect. Beauvaria bassiana is the most common species and is best known as the causal agent of muscardine disease in silkworms. The organism produces a number of cyclodepsipeptides such as beauvericin which may account for at least part of its insect toxicity miller et al.
It is commonly found in soil and because of its pathogenicity to many insect species is incorporated into several pesticides. The active ingredient can be used on all food crops and many nonfood crops at various outdoor and indoor sites. Although the species is known to infect a wide range of insects, most strains are relatively hostspecific. Beauveria bassiana is a fungus which causes a disease known as the white muscadine disease in insects. Beauveria bassiana as an endophyte in grapevine vitis vinifera. As control strategy, the entomopathogenic mushroom beauveria bassiana is used. Previous work revealed that a mixture of genetically different b. Evaluation of beauveria bassiana applications against. Pdf, pacific northwest extension publication pnw591. A multilocus phylogeny of beauveria based on partial sequences of rpb1, rpb2, tef and the nuclear intergenic region, bloc, has been described to assess diversity within the genus and to evaluate the taxonomic status of species. Hypocreales as an endophyte in cocoa seedlings theobroma cacao francisco posada fernando e.
The objective of this study was to select strains of beauveria bassiana for controlling cosmopolites sordidus germ. International journal of chemtech research coden usa. Studies on the entomopathogenic fungus beauveria bassiana. The morphology and components of fungi are important during the spores germination and. Different strains of the fungus have been obtained from various insects and in some cases mass produced and commercialized. Beauveria bassiana is a ubiquitous fungus that infects a wide range of insects. Biopesticides fact sheet for beauveria bassiana hf23. When spores of this fungus come in contact with the cuticle skin of susceptible insects, they germinate and grow directly through the cuticle to the inner body of their host.
Pesticide information about beauveria bassiana uc ipm. Beauveria bassiana an overview sciencedirect topics. Fungi are ubiquitous in nature and have evolved over time to colonize a wide range of ecosystems including pest control. To date, most research has focused on the hypocrealean genera beauveria bassiana, which is a typical filamentous fungus with a high potential for insect control. In order to obtain native isolates of beauveria bassiana with potential to control hypothenemus hampei, 12. Pdf horizontal transmission of beauveria bassiana in. Her infection was successfully treated with amphotericin b and itraconazole. Evaluation of beauveria bassiana for the control of cosmopolites sordidus and metamasius hemipterus coleoptera. Once the host insect is infected, the fungus rapidly grows. Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungi that causes white muscadine disease in a range of insects including whiteflies, aphids, thrips, grasshoppers and certain types of beetles. Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus that belongs to the class deuteromycetes, according to the morphology of the reproductive structure and is commonly found infesting a large number of species of insects, so it is considered one of the most important insect pathogens.
It differs from nosema locustae in that it does not need to be ingested by the host. Vlvery low, llow, lmlow to moderate, mmoderate, lhlow to high, mhmoderate to high, hhigh, vhvery high, nnone, nkrno known risk, no data. Reineke yvonne rondot and annette reineke hochschule geisenheim university institute of phytomedicine iobcwrps meeting integrated protection and production in. Verticillium lecanii, beauveria bassiana y metarhizium anisopliae. Residues of the pesticide are not expected to remain on treated food or feed. Horizontal transmission of beauveria bassiana in anastrepha ludens diptera.
We describe a case of disseminated beauveria bassiana infection in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Biopesticides fact sheet for beauveria bassiana gha. Beauveria bassiana and metarhizium anisopliae are used to control the coffee berry borer cbb. The beauveria bassiana and metarhizium anisopliae entomopathogenic fungi reduced the infestation of leafcutter ants and can be used to control the same. Effects of beauveria bassiana on the demography of aedes albopictus culicidae. Establishment of the fungal entomopathogen beauveria bassiana ascomycota. Disseminated beauveria bassiana infection in a patient. Beauveria bassiana, the anamorph stage of cordyceps bassiana, is a facultative cosmopolitan entomopathogen with an extremely broad host range. Rubin, in handbook of pesticide toxicology second edition, 2001. A preliminary evaluation of the potential of beauveria. Jersey cotton provided a slightly faster rate of kill than paper substrate.