Natural occurrence of Beauveria spp. in outbreak areas of cockchafers (Melolontha spp.) in forest soils from Poland

Autor:	Karol Sokołowski, Paweł Przybylski, Marzena Niemczyk, Alicja Sierpińska, Anna Tereba
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences Scarabaeidae Veterinary medicine Cockchafer biology Hypocreales fungi Melolontha biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 010602 entomology Animal ecology Insect Science Soil pH Beauveria Agronomy and Crop Science Cordycipitaceae
Zdroj:	BioControl. 64:159-172
ISSN:	1573-8248 1386-6141
DOI:	10.1007/s10526-019-09927-3
Popis:	We investigated the occurrence and pathogenicity of Beauveria spp. (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) in forest soils in Poland, in outbreak areas of cockchafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Melolontha melolontha L. and M. hippocastani F. We also examined the occurrence of Beauveria in relation to soil pH. Beauveria spp. isolates were characterised at species and genotype levels using ITS and microsatellite markers. Beauveria spp., which were detected at over 80% of sites, were sensitive to pH, preferring neutral or alkaline soils. This suggests that the acidity of forest soils in Poland can affect their efficacy as biological control agents (BCAs). B. brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch as a pathogen of cockchafers occurred at 41% of sites, but often at densities below the threshold values for infection, and it infected only 1.3% of cockchafer grubs. Our results suggest that B. brongniartii genotype isolated from cockchafers in forest soils can potentially expand the pool of BCAs in this environment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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