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- Title
Diversity of entomopathogenic fungi from soils of eucalyptus and soybean crops and natural forest areas.
- Authors
Magalhães Domingues, Maurício; Leite dos Santos, Paula; Costa Gêa, Bianca Cristina; Rafaela de Carvalho, Vanessa; Cola Zanuncio, José; Eduardo Serrão, José; Zanetti, Ronald; Frederico Wilcken, Carlos
- Abstract
Soils present high fungal diversity, including entomopathogenic species. These fungi are used in pest control, providing easy production, multiplication, application, and dispersion in the field. The objective of the present study was to evaluate entomopathogenic fungal diversity in soils from eucalyptus and soybean crops and natural forest areas. These fungi were isolated using the "Bait Method" with Tenebrio molitor (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae from 10 soil samples per area, collected at 10 cm deep in a zig-zag pattern. The isolated entomopathogenic fungi were cultivated in Petri dishes using PDA medium and their mycelia separated after seven days of incubation in a BOD-type chamber. Species of Aspergillus, Beauveria, Cordyceps, Fusarium, Metarhizium, Penicillium and Purpureocillium were identified. The "Bait Method" with T. molitor larvae is efficient to isolate entomopathogenic fungi with higher diversity from soils of the natural forest than the cultivated area.
- Subjects
ENTOMOPATHOGENIC fungi; SOIL fungi; NATURE reserves; TENEBRIO molitor; CROPS; SOYBEAN; EUCALYPTUS
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022, Vol 82, p1
- ISSN
1519-6984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1519-6984.263240