Biological Parameters of Euschistus heros (F.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) and its Susceptibility to Entomopathogenic Fungi When Fed on Different Diets

The effects of six diets on biological parameters of Euschistus heros (F.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) and its susceptibility to entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Bb) and Metarhizium anisopliae (Ma) were studied. The diets included a standard diet (bean pods+soybeans, peanuts and sunflower)...

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Published in:	Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology Vol. 59
Main Authors:	Oliveira, Daian Guilherme Pinto, Dudczak, Amnada Caroline, Alves, Luis Francisco Angeli, Sosa-Gomez, Daniel Ricardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2016
Subjects:	Beauveria bassiana Metarhizium anisopliae;Brown stink bug Tri-trophic interactions
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Summary:	The effects of six diets on biological parameters of Euschistus heros (F.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) and its susceptibility to entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Bb) and Metarhizium anisopliae (Ma) were studied. The diets included a standard diet (bean pods+soybeans, peanuts and sunflower) and diets in which the bean pods were combined with only one type of grain, either soybean, peanut, sunflower, pea or sesame seeds. The best performance was that of insects fed on standard diet, which had the shortest development period and 49.5% of egg-to-adult viability. The insects fed the pea diet exhibited less than 30% viability and 11% of adults had wing deformations. The finite rate of increase values for the treatment groups were: standard: 1.091; soybean: 1.077; peanut: 1.071; sunflower: 1.076; pea: 1.058; and sesame: 1.065. The susceptibility to Ma (55%) was greater than Bb (40%) only for insects fed on the sesame diet. Considering the effects of diet on susceptibility to both fungal species comparatively among the diet-treatment groups, the stink bugs fed the restrictive diets were more susceptible compared with those fed the standard diet. We concluded that diet composition affects the biological parameters of E. heros and differentially affects their susceptibility to Bb and Ma fungi.
ISSN:	1516-8913 1678-4324 1516-8913
DOI:	10.1590/1678-4324-2016150141