%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> and Their Enzymatic Extracts against <i>Metamasius spinolae</i> and <i>Cyclocephala lunulata</i> in Laboratory
%A Lluvia S¨¢nchez-P¨¦rez
%A Silvia Rodr¨ªguez-Navarro
%A Victor Hugo Mar¨ªn-Cruz
%A Miguel ¨¢ngel Ramos-L¨®pez
%A Alejandro Palma Ramos
%A Juan Esteban Barranco-Florido
%J Advances in Enzyme Research
%P 98-112
%@ 2328-4854
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aer.2016.43010
%X The application of enzymatic extracts and conidia of <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> in <i>Metamasius spinolae</i> and <i>Cyclocephala lunulata</i> was evaluated. The variables were mortality and time of death. In M. spinolae, mortality with extracts 29%, conidia 27% and the combination of both 31%, all had a time of death of four days. Although with different symptoms, used enzymatic extracts: contraction and softening of the joints; by conidia: mycelium in the joints; in the combination of conidia and enzymatic extracts: abundant aerial mycelium. In <i>C. lunulata</i>, 100% mortality in all treatments; Time of death: enzymatic extracts and extracts with conidia 1.2 days; conidia 2.8 days. Symptoms were different, enzymatic extracts: melanization and internal tissue lysis; enzymatic extract and conidia: mycelium emerged and melanization; conidia: mycelium emerged. Enzymatic extracts showed insecticidal activity in <i>M. spinolae</i> and <i>C. lunulata</i>. These results suggest the potential of enzymatic extracts as biocontrol agents to improve the use of entomopathogenic fungi.
%K Insecticidal Activity
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Beauveria bassiana&lt
%K /i&gt
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Metamasius spinolae&lt
%K /i&gt
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Cyclocephala  lunulata&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Enzymatic Extracts
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=70528