Biological control of the European cockchafer: persistence of Beauveria brongniartii after long-term applications in the Euroregion Tyrol
Biological control of the European cockchafer: persistence of Beauveria brongniartii after long-term applications in the Euroregion Tyrol
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欧洲金龟子的生物防治:在欧洲蒂罗尔州长期施用后布氏白僵菌的持久性
DOI:
10.1007/s10526-015-9671-6
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发表时间:
2015
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影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
H. Strasser
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作者:
J. Mayerhofer;J. Enkerli;R. Zelger;H. Strasser
Melocont®Pilzgerste, a commercial product based on the entomopathogenic fungusBeauveria brongniartii(Sacc.) Petch (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) strain BIPESCO 2, was applied at different rates and time points over a period of 24 years in East-, North- and South Tyrol (Austria and Italy) to control the European cockchafer (MelolonthamelolonthaL. andM. hippocastaniF.).Beauveriaspp. density was assessed andBeauveriaspp. isolates were characterized at species and genotype level using Bloc intergenic region sequence and simple sequence repeat marker analyses. BIPESCO 2 was detected at 41 % of the treated sites, predominantly at sites where the fungus was applied at least once during the four years prior to sampling. At one site BIPESCO 2 was detected 15 years after the last treatment. Results showed that applications should be repeated to achieve good persistence of the biological control agent, and it indicated that despite intensive applications diverse populations ofB. brongniartiiorBeauveriaspp. consortia can coexist in these habitats.