{"title":"Virulence of Beauveria bassiana ARP14 on two ladybird beetles: Harmonia axyridis and Chilocorus sp.","authors":"Md. Rasel Raju, Md. Rajib Hasan, Un Taek Lim","doi":"10.1016/j.aspen.2025.102419","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ladybird beetles are common predators that help reduce populations of many pest insects. In this study, we compared the virulence of a native entomopathogenic fungus, <em>Beauveria bassiana</em> ARP14, with a commercial strain (GHA) of the same species to two ladybird beetles, <em>Harmonia axyridis</em> and <em>Chilocorus</em> sp. The pathogen was applied via topical application in the laboratory at 1 × 10<sup>8</sup> conidia/ml. The ST<sub>50</sub> values were not different between the ARP14 and GHA strains for larval <em>H. axyridis</em>, but were higher for the ARP14 strain for adults of both species. ARP14 showed less virulence against adult ladybird beetles than did GHA. However, the mycosis rates on larval <em>H. axyridis</em> by the ARP14 strain reached 83.3 % at 16 days after treatment, while it was 56.7 % for the GHA strain. Mycosis rates in adults were not different between the ARP14 (up to 56.7 %) and GHA (up to 43.3 %) strains. <em>Chilocorus</em> sp. adults showed higher mycosis rates in ARP14 (up to 80.0 %) than in GHA (up to 46.7 %) for the period from 15 to 20 days after treatment. Therefore, we conclude that <em>B. bassiana</em> ARP14 did not increase ladybird beetle’s mortality, its higher mycosis rate indicates a potential risk to beetles, requiring further study to assess ecological compatibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15094,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-pacific Entomology","volume":"28 2","pages":"Article 102419"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Asia-pacific Entomology","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226861525000500","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENTOMOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Ladybird beetles are common predators that help reduce populations of many pest insects. In this study, we compared the virulence of a native entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana ARP14, with a commercial strain (GHA) of the same species to two ladybird beetles, Harmonia axyridis and Chilocorus sp. The pathogen was applied via topical application in the laboratory at 1 × 108 conidia/ml. The ST50 values were not different between the ARP14 and GHA strains for larval H. axyridis, but were higher for the ARP14 strain for adults of both species. ARP14 showed less virulence against adult ladybird beetles than did GHA. However, the mycosis rates on larval H. axyridis by the ARP14 strain reached 83.3 % at 16 days after treatment, while it was 56.7 % for the GHA strain. Mycosis rates in adults were not different between the ARP14 (up to 56.7 %) and GHA (up to 43.3 %) strains. Chilocorus sp. adults showed higher mycosis rates in ARP14 (up to 80.0 %) than in GHA (up to 46.7 %) for the period from 15 to 20 days after treatment. Therefore, we conclude that B. bassiana ARP14 did not increase ladybird beetle’s mortality, its higher mycosis rate indicates a potential risk to beetles, requiring further study to assess ecological compatibility.
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The journal publishes original research papers, review articles and short communications in the basic and applied area concerning insects, mites or other arthropods and nematodes of economic importance in agriculture, forestry, industry, human and animal health, and natural resource and environment management, and is the official journal of the Korean Society of Applied Entomology and the Taiwan Entomological Society.