Agricultural Fungal-based insecticides in Mexico

Auteurs

  • Karla Tatiana Murillo-Alonso
  • Carolina Brunner-Mendoza Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Miguel Angel Ayala-Zermeño
  • Johny Navat Enríquez Vara
  • Conchita Toriello Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Résumé

Background: The control of arthropod pests is frequently carried out with chemical insecticides despite the impact on human health, the harm to non-target insects, and environmental persistence. Biological control using Agricultural Fungi-based Insecticides (AFI) has emerged as a low-environmental and low-human health impact alternative.

Methods: A search of AFI whose active ingredients are some species of Entomopathogenic Fungi (EF) was carried out in directories of laboratories that produce and market biological control agents and websites of Mexican companies marketing bioinsecticides.

Results and Conclusions: This review found seven EF species used as active ingredients in 76 products. Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae were the most used species formulated in wettable powder (WP). Those containing B. bassiana are used to control specific arthropod orders, while those containing M. anisopliae are used to control a wider host spectrum. The availability of AFI provides an alternative to the indiscriminate use of chemical insecticides. This data shows the interest and demand of AFI for Mexican agriculture and the relevance of their surveillance, regulation, and distribution in agricultural fields.

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Publiée

2024-06-17

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Murillo-Alonso, K. T., Brunner-Mendoza, C., Ayala-Zermeño, M. A., Enríquez Vara, J. N., & Toriello, C. (2024). Agricultural Fungal-based insecticides in Mexico. Scientia Fungorum, 55. Consulté à l’adresse https://scientiafungorum.org.mx/index.php/micologia/article/view/1450

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