Title:	Can Metarhizium anisopliae reduce the feeding of the neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (Fabricius, 1798), and its damage to soybean seeds?
Authors:	ALMEIDA, A. C. de S. RODRIGUES, M. A. BOAVENTURA, H. A. VIEIRA, A. S. SILVA, J. F. A. e JESUS, F. G. de QUINTELA, E. D.
Affiliation:	ANDRÉ CIRILO DE SOUSA ALMEIDA, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; MAYARA ALVES RODRIGUES, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; HELOIZA ALVES BOAVENTURA; ANGELICA SIQUEIRA VIEIRA; JOSE FRANCISCO ARRUDA E SILVA, CNPAF; FLAVIO GONÇALVES DE JESUS, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; ELIANE DIAS QUINTELA, CNPAF.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	Journal of Fungi, v. 11, n. 4, 247, 2025.
Description:	The fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is under development as a bioinsecticide for Euschistus heros. To further elucidate the effect of this fungus on E. heros behavior, we monitored the feeding activities of adults treated with the fungus at 1 × 108 conidia mL−1 on soybean in the pod-filling stage (R5) through electropenetrography (EPG) AC-DC. We also determined the virulence of M. anisopliae to adults and its damage to soybean seeds. M. anisopliae displayed high levels of virulence to adults even at low concentrations of 5 × 106 conidia mL−1 (98% mortality). E. heros females were more susceptible to M. anisopliae than males, exhibiting a lower LT50 for mycosed adults (7.1 and 9.7 days, respectively). The EPG experiment showed that fungus-treated adults spent significantly less time on probing activities (reduced by 86% at day four and ceased at day five) than untreated insects, and the number of waveform events per insect significantly decreased. This information is valuable for managing stink bugs at the field level, as it shows that even though the insect is alive, its feeding is compromised, consequently minimizing the damage inflicted to the crop. This study paves the way for further research employing entomopathogenic fungi in pest control.
Thesagro:	Metarhizium Anisopliae Euschistus Heros Soja Semente Controle Biológico Fungo Entomógeno
NAL Thesaurus:	Biological control Entomopathogenic fungi Soybeans
Keywords:	Neotropical Brown Stink Bug Electropenetrography
ISSN:	2309-608X
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11040247
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPAF)