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Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae to control adults of Haplaxius crudus (Van Duzee) (Hemiptera: Cixiidae), vector of lethal wilt disease of oil palm in Colombia

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Haplaxius crudus (Van Duzee) is the vector of the pathogen that causes Lethal wilt disease, one of the most important diseases of oil palm in Colombia. Currently, H. crudus populations are controlled with calendar applications of chemical insecticides, however, their efficacy and effect on the ecosystem are unknown. The use of entomopathogenic fungi such as Metarhizium anisopliae may be an alternative to control this pest in the crop since this fungus has been isolated from adults of H. crudus found in oil palm plantations. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 10 native strains of M. anisopliae to control adults of H. crudus under laboratory and field conditions. The strain CPMa1309 was selected because it caused mortalities in H. crudus adults greater than 90% at a dose of 1 × 1012 conidia/ha, as well as for its capacity to grow rapidly and produce large numbers of conidia on an artificial medium (4.95 × 107 conidia/ml). These results show the possibility of incorporating the fungus M. anisopliae CPMa1309 in an integrated management program for the biological control of H. crudus but it is important to validate its effectiveness under different agro-ecological conditions, where oil palm grows in Colombia.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the plantation Manuelita Aceites and Energía, to facilitate the oil plant plantation to conduct this research. Also to Cenipalma and Fondo de Fomento Palmero (FFP) for financing this study and to Agricultural Engineer Angie Marcela Barragán for her assistance in laboratory assessments.

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The Authors M. Rosero Guerreo and AE Bustillo Pardey contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by M. Rosero Guerrero and AE Bustillo Pardey. The first draft of the manuscript was written by M. Rosero Guerrero and all authors commented on previous and final versions of the manuscript. A. Morales Rodríguez assisted in the analysis and final version of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This study was funded by The Fondo de Fomento Palmero (FFP).

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Rosero Guerrero, M., Bustillo Pardey, A.E. & Morales Rodríguez, A. Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae to control adults of Haplaxius crudus (Van Duzee) (Hemiptera: Cixiidae), vector of lethal wilt disease of oil palm in Colombia. Int J Trop Insect Sci 41, 503–509 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00234-4

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