TY - JOUR
T1 - Mortality of the Prickly Pear Cactus Weevil Metamasisus spinolae1 with the Application of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora2 JAAN-19
AU - Chávez-Díaz, Ismael Fernando
AU - Sáenz-Aponte, Adriana
AU - Vicente-Pérez, Ricardo
AU - Luna-Cruz, Alfonso
AU - Andrade-Hoyos, Petra
AU - Hernández-Domínguez, Carmela
AU - Aragón-Magadan, Marco Aurelio
AU - Grifaldo-Alcántara, Pedro Fabián
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/5/26
Y1 - 2025/5/26
N2 - We tested the nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Poinar) JAAN-19 as a biocontrol agent of Metamasius spinolae. A concentration of 1000 Jl/ weevil in vitro achieved 90% mortality in the females and males after 6 days. These results demonstrated the strong searching and infective capacity of the nematode, which resulted 97% mortality within 6-8 days. The lethal dose (LD50) was calculated at 138 Jl/weevil, and the LD90 was 463 Jl/weevil 6-8 days later. These findings strongly suggest that H. bacteriophora JAAN-19 can be used to control M. spinolae.
AB - We tested the nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Poinar) JAAN-19 as a biocontrol agent of Metamasius spinolae. A concentration of 1000 Jl/ weevil in vitro achieved 90% mortality in the females and males after 6 days. These results demonstrated the strong searching and infective capacity of the nematode, which resulted 97% mortality within 6-8 days. The lethal dose (LD50) was calculated at 138 Jl/weevil, and the LD90 was 463 Jl/weevil 6-8 days later. These findings strongly suggest that H. bacteriophora JAAN-19 can be used to control M. spinolae.
KW - Curculionidae
KW - mortalidad
KW - nematodo entomopatógeno
KW - Opuntia
KW - virulencia
KW - Curculionidae
KW - virulence
KW - Opuntia
KW - mortality
KW - entomopathogenic
KW - nematode
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/dbd0aaf7-10fa-3507-8325-c32b35fb9a50/
U2 - 10.3958/059.050.0204
DO - 10.3958/059.050.0204
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105014955429
SN - 0147-1724
VL - 50
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Southwestern Entomologist
JF - Southwestern Entomologist
IS - 2
ER -