Effects of Purpureocillium lilacinum (Hypocreales: Ophiocordycipitaceae) on food consumption and sexual behavior of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) fruit flies

Purpureocillium lilacinum is an entomopathogenic fungus. An experiment was conducted to see the sublethal effects of P. lilacinum on Anastrepha ludens adults. The infection of P. lilacinum reduced daily food consumption per fly ranging from 4.25 ± 0.28 to 6.44 ± 0.27 µl for infected flies, and from...

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Published in:International journal of tropical insect science 2021-12, Vol.41 (4), p.2401-2408
Main Authors: Toledo-Hernández, Ricardo, Toledo, Jorge, Liedo, Pablo, Holguín-Meléndez, Francisco, Valle-Mora, Javier, Huerta-Palacios, Graciela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anastrepha ludens
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conidia
Copulation
Disease transmission
Entomology
Entomopathogenic fungi
Females
Fertility
Food
Food consumption
Infections
Life Sciences
Males
Original Research Article
Purpureocillium lilacinum
Sexual behavior
Sublethal effects
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Summary:Purpureocillium lilacinum is an entomopathogenic fungus. An experiment was conducted to see the sublethal effects of P. lilacinum on Anastrepha ludens adults. The infection of P. lilacinum reduced daily food consumption per fly ranging from 4.25 ± 0.28 to 6.44 ± 0.27 µl for infected flies, and from 6.30 ± 0.28 to 7.81 ± 0.22 µl for non-infected control flies. The age of treatment in males showed a significant effect on their ability to mate (χ 2  = 5.32, P 
ISSN:1742-7592
1742-7584
1742-7592
DOI:10.1007/s42690-020-00414-2