Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious Pests
Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms with many forms and certain demands about the soil they colonize, which reveal the conditions that prevail therein. Although they can often kill pests without damaging plants or humans, they are not widely used as pesticides as they are not easy to handle and requ...
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| author | Spiridon Mantzoukas Ioannis Lagogiannis Aristeidis Ntoukas Panagiotis A. Eliopoulos Demetrios Kouretas Dimitrios G. Karpouzas Konstantinos Poulas |
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| description | Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms with many forms and certain demands about the soil they colonize, which reveal the conditions that prevail therein. Although they can often kill pests without damaging plants or humans, they are not widely used as pesticides as they are not easy to handle and require much time before they act. Nevertheless, insects can be used as baits to trap these entomopathogenic fungi, giving information about their distribution within the terroir. The purpose of this study was to investigate the soil distribution of entomopathogenic fungi species in soil samples from two vine soil terroirs. Nine fungi were identified in total, but <i>M. anisopliae</i> and <i>B. bassiana</i> showed the greatest frequency, which was expressed by difference in adult bait mortality among species. These fungi had not been previously documented in vine terroirs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38c8a77e6fcf4d29bebb46b6b277f7ad2023-11-20T01:06:43ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-05-011010353910.3390/app10103539Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious PestsSpiridon Mantzoukas0Ioannis Lagogiannis1Aristeidis Ntoukas2Panagiotis A. Eliopoulos3Demetrios Kouretas4Dimitrios G. Karpouzas5Konstantinos Poulas6Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Agrotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, 45100 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceFungi are eukaryotic microorganisms with many forms and certain demands about the soil they colonize, which reveal the conditions that prevail therein. Although they can often kill pests without damaging plants or humans, they are not widely used as pesticides as they are not easy to handle and require much time before they act. Nevertheless, insects can be used as baits to trap these entomopathogenic fungi, giving information about their distribution within the terroir. The purpose of this study was to investigate the soil distribution of entomopathogenic fungi species in soil samples from two vine soil terroirs. Nine fungi were identified in total, but <i>M. anisopliae</i> and <i>B. bassiana</i> showed the greatest frequency, which was expressed by difference in adult bait mortality among species. These fungi had not been previously documented in vine terroirs.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/10/3539terroirbaitsentomopathogenic fungisoilAchaiavine |
| spellingShingle | Spiridon Mantzoukas Ioannis Lagogiannis Aristeidis Ntoukas Panagiotis A. Eliopoulos Demetrios Kouretas Dimitrios G. Karpouzas Konstantinos Poulas Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious Pests Applied Sciences terroir baits entomopathogenic fungi soil Achaia vine |
| title | Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious Pests |
| title_full | Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious Pests |
| title_fullStr | Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious Pests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious Pests |
| title_short | Trapping Entomopathogenic Fungi from Vine Terroir Soil Samples with Insect Baits for Controlling Serious Pests |
| title_sort | trapping entomopathogenic fungi from vine terroir soil samples with insect baits for controlling serious pests |
| topic | terroir baits entomopathogenic fungi soil Achaia vine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/10/3539 |
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