Examination of the Effect of Four Pesticides Used in Practice on Beauveria Strains Under Laboratory Conditions

Eszter Horváth; Ferenc Lakatos; Giselher Grabenweger; Katalin Tuba

doi:10.37045/aslh-2024-0005

Authors

Eszter Horváth Institute of Silviculture and Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3831-4002
Ferenc Lakatos Institute of Silviculture and Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6718-6178
Giselher Grabenweger Agroscope, Department for Plants and Plant Products, Bern, Switzerland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-3963
Katalin Tuba Institute of Silviculture and Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8459-7812

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37045/aslh-2024-0005

Keywords:

Forest protection, Biological control, Entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana, Beauveria brongniartii

Abstract

Biological pest control is increasingly crucial and emphasized in research, leading to the frequent use of entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana and B. brongniartii. Integrated pest management often requires multiple control agents to address various species simultaneously, raising the question of the interaction between the utilized fungi and the other active agents applied simultaneously. The present study examined the interactions between active ingredients and entomopathogenic fungi in laboratory conditions. The results indicate that insecticides and herbicides containing diazinon or glyphosate have neutral or positive effects on the examined Beauveria species. However, fungicides with the active ingredients penconazole or sulfur demonstrated adverse effects when used alongside the tested entomopathogenic fungi. The combined use of fungicides and fungi deserves examination because, in many cases, fungal diseases appear simultaneously with pests, e.g., powdery mildew.

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