Biocontrol of Cosmopolites sordidus using entomopathogenic fungi under laboratory conditions, Ecuador
Keywords:
fungus, black weevil, Musaceae, efficacy, control
Abstract
Cosmopolites sordidus known as the black weevil, is an insect pest of economic importance for Musaceae crops such as bananas and plantain, resulting in production losses due to its damage. One of the alternatives for the management of the black weevil is biological control using entomopathogens that regulate the insect populations in Musaceae plantations. The objective of the research was to determine the action of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Verticillium lecanii on adults of the black banana weevil under controlled laboratory conditions. A completely randomized design was implemented with 8 treatments with the application of the entomopathogens individually and in combinations, as well as a control treatment. The results showed that the treatment with the combination of B. bassiana + M. anisopliae showed the best control of the insect pest with 100 % mortality 10 days after inoculation, followed by B. bassiana with 88 % and 24% control with M. anisopliae, while the treatment with the fungus V. lecanii achieved 32 % control of the black weevil. Entomopathogens are an alternative for the management of the insect pest of Musaceae C. sordidus.
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Membang, G., Ambang, Z., Mahot, C., Kuate, A., Fiaboe, K., M. and Hanna, R. (2021). Thermal response and horizontal transmission of cameroonian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae - Candidates for microbial controls of the banana root borer Cosmopolites sordidus. Fungal Ecology, 50, 2-14.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2021.101042
Motta, P. y Murcia, B. (2011). Hongos entomopatógenos como alternativa para el control biológico de plagas. Revista Ambiente Agua, 6(2), 77-90. https://doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.187.
Pacheco, M., Reséndiz, J. y Arriola, V. (2019). Organismos entomopatógenos como control biológico en los sectores agropecuario y forestal de México: una revisión. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales, 10(56), 4-32. https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v10i56.496
Pelizza, S., Scorsetti, A., Russo, M., Sy, V., Pacheco, S. and Lange, C. (2015). Use of entomopathogenic fungi combined with biorational insecticides to control Dichroplus maculipennis (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae) under semi-field conditions. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 25(11), 1241–1253. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2015.1050354.
Silva, R., Vargas, J., Sánchez, J., Oliva, R., Alarcón, T., Panduro, P., Silva, R., Vargas, J., Sánchez, J., Oliva, R., Alarcón, T. y Panduro, P. (2020). Beauveria bassiana y Metarhizium anisopliae como controladores compatibles y eficientes de insectos plaga en cultivos acuapónicos. Scientia Agropecuaria, 11(3), 419-426. https://doi.org/10.17268/sci.agropecu.2020.03.14
Tresson, P., Tixier, P., Puech, W., Abufera, B., Wyvekens, A. & Carval, D. (2022). Caught on camera: Field imagery reveals the unexpected importance of vertebrates for biological control of the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus Col. Curculionidae). PloS One, 17(9), e0274223.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274223
Zambrano, R. y Gallardo, K. (2022). Análisis económico del banano en el Ecuador para determinar el crecimiento productivo en el periodo 2017-2022. Revista Científica Multidisciplinaria Investigo, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.1234/investigo.v3i5.33
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2025-03-30
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Valdez, D., Farah, S., Espinoza, W., Veliz, F., Villon, H., & Herrera, L. (2025). Biocontrol of Cosmopolites sordidus using entomopathogenic fungi under laboratory conditions, Ecuador. Revista De La Facultad De Agronomía De La Universidad Del Zulia, 42(2), e254217. Retrieved from https://produccioncientificaluz.org./index.php/agronomia/article/view/43680
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