{"title":"Potential of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii to control radicicole grape phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae","authors":"Mathilde Ponchon, Daciana Papura, Rodrigo López-Plantey, Benjamin Joubard, Manmeet Singh, Karima Rahmani, Annette Reineke, Denis Thiéry","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2689","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: In most viticulture countries, the grape phylloxera (GP) Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae) is controlled by planting grafted plants on rootstocks resistant to this pest. In the search for alternative protective methods, the effectiveness of Metarhizium robertsii in protecting non-grafted Vitis vinifera grapevines against radicicole GP was assessed in vitro. In the first approach, GP eggs from a single clonal lineage were infected with M. robertsii strain EF3.5(2) obtained from a French vineyard. In bioassays, three application methods (egg spraying, root spraying, and both) were assessed using fresh woody root sections of V. vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon. M. robertsii pathogenic effect translated to a significant reduction of 90.0 % by the egg spraying, 70.0 % by the root spraying, and 86.1 % by spraying both in the survival probability of GP larvae and adults compared to controls, and 92.0 %, 89.0 % and 93.0 % in the reduction of successful development to the adult stage after 28 days post-treatment, respectively. In the second approach, the impact of M. robertsii’s association with non-grafted V. vinifera roots on radicicole GP establishment and symptom induction was assessed in a pot experiment. After 76 days post-GP inoculation, a remarkable 91 % reduction in damage was observed in plants co-inoculated with M. robertsii and GP, compared to those infected solely with GP. Furthermore, 100 % of M. robertsii-inoculated plants and 92.0 % of GP-M. robertsii co-inoculated plants were colonized by the fungus at the rhizosphere level. Notably, grapevine growth remained unaffected during the trial by neither M. robertsii inoculation nor GP infestation. In conclusion, these findings highlight the potential of M. robertsii for durable association and GP biocontrol in non-grafted grapevines. Future investigations are warranted under field conditions to validate and optimize the larger-scale practical application of this biocontrol strategy.","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Entomologia Generalis","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2689","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENTOMOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Abstract: In most viticulture countries, the grape phylloxera (GP) Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae) is controlled by planting grafted plants on rootstocks resistant to this pest. In the search for alternative protective methods, the effectiveness of Metarhizium robertsii in protecting non-grafted Vitis vinifera grapevines against radicicole GP was assessed in vitro. In the first approach, GP eggs from a single clonal lineage were infected with M. robertsii strain EF3.5(2) obtained from a French vineyard. In bioassays, three application methods (egg spraying, root spraying, and both) were assessed using fresh woody root sections of V. vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon. M. robertsii pathogenic effect translated to a significant reduction of 90.0 % by the egg spraying, 70.0 % by the root spraying, and 86.1 % by spraying both in the survival probability of GP larvae and adults compared to controls, and 92.0 %, 89.0 % and 93.0 % in the reduction of successful development to the adult stage after 28 days post-treatment, respectively. In the second approach, the impact of M. robertsii’s association with non-grafted V. vinifera roots on radicicole GP establishment and symptom induction was assessed in a pot experiment. After 76 days post-GP inoculation, a remarkable 91 % reduction in damage was observed in plants co-inoculated with M. robertsii and GP, compared to those infected solely with GP. Furthermore, 100 % of M. robertsii-inoculated plants and 92.0 % of GP-M. robertsii co-inoculated plants were colonized by the fungus at the rhizosphere level. Notably, grapevine growth remained unaffected during the trial by neither M. robertsii inoculation nor GP infestation. In conclusion, these findings highlight the potential of M. robertsii for durable association and GP biocontrol in non-grafted grapevines. Future investigations are warranted under field conditions to validate and optimize the larger-scale practical application of this biocontrol strategy.
期刊介绍:
Its scope covers all aspects of basic and applied research dealing with insects and more broadly with arthropods inhabiting wild, agricultural and/or urban habitats. The journal also considers research integrating various disciplines and issues within the broad field of entomology and ecology.
Entomologia Generalis publishes high quality research articles on advances in knowledge on the ecology and biology of arthropods, as well as on their importance for key ecosystems services, e.g. as biological control and pollination. The journal devotes special attention to contributions providing significant advances (i) on the fundamental knowledge and on sustainable control strategies of arthropod pests (including of stored products) and vectors of diseases, (ii) on the biology and ecology of beneficial arthropods, (iii) on the spread and impact of invasive pests, and (iv) on potential side effects of pest management methods.
Entomologia Generalis welcomes review articles on significant developments in the field of entomology. These are usually invited by the editorial board, but proposals may be sent to the Editor-in-Chief for preliminary assessment by the editorial board before formal submission to the journal. The journal also considers comments on papers published in Entomologia Generalis, as well as short notes on topics that are of broader interest.