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Journal Article
Nondetrimental impact of two concomitant entomopathogenic fungi on life history parameters of a generalist predator, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
2021
Overview
The non-persistent impact of biocontrol agents can be revealed for pest control when associated entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) negatively affect the natural enemies. In this assay, impacts of
Beauvaria bassiana
(Balsamo) Vuillemin, and
Metarhizium anisopliae
(Metschnikoff) Sorokin were studied for their compatibility or side effects on life table parameters of an important generalist predator,
Coccinella septempunctata
L. The results indicated non-significant impacts of both EPFs on life table parameters of
C. septempunctata
. The development time (egg-adult) was not significantly different in control (69.79 days) and EPFs treated
C. septempunctata
(69.35–80.07 days). Both fungi did not induce any significant changes in the fecundity, adult pre-oviposition period (APOP), total preoviposition period (TPOP), and mean generation time (T) as compared to control treatment. Similarly, no difference in fecundity rate of
C. septempunctata
was observed after EPFs treatment (287.7–288.5) compared to control (290.0). The highest net reproductive rate (
R
0
) occurred in control (87.05 offspring individual
−1
) and
M. anisopliae
(86.31 offspring individual
−1
) as compared to
B. bassiana
treated beetles (76.97 offspring individual
−1
). The age-specific fecundity curves indicated that the
C. septempunctata
had a similar fecundity rate in both EPFs treatments and control. This study demonstrates no significant side effects of
B. bassiana
and
M. anispoliae
on the performance and biology of
C. septempunctata
. Considering the compatibility of both EPFs with
C. septempunctata
, their combinations can be recommended in various integrated pest management programs.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
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