Comparison of water, oils and emulsifiable adjuvant oils as formulating agents for Metarhizium anisopliae for use in control of Boophilus microplus
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2005
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Studies were conducted to identify oil-based formulating agents (paraffinic oil, palm oil and emulsifiable adjuvant oils (EAOs)) for Metarhizium anisopliae that were superior to water with simple surfactants using a germination test and a bioassay against Boophilus microplus. Germination of conidia in all formulations, except 10% coconut EAO, produced more than 68% germination at 24 h and nearly 100% at 48 h. Coconut oil (average survival time (AST)=4.6±0.28 days) and 10% liquid paraffin EAO (AST=4.4±0.15 days) enhanced the pathogenicity of M. anisopliae to B. microplus relative to water (AST=8.4±0.42 days). M. anisopliae in 10% liquid paraffin EAO was the most effective formulation having a moderately high germination after 24 h and a low AST as well as a high AST in the control. In the second experiment, germination of conidia in 2% liquid paraffin EAO and 2% Cropspray was higher than in 2% Codacide oil at 24 h, however, all treatments reached 100% germination after 48 h. The ASTs of the EAO based M. anisopliae formulations (Average AST =6.4±0.54 days) were similar but lower that the ASTs of the controls (Average AST=9.6±0.28 days).
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adjuvant, biological pesticide, cattle tick, coconut, formulation, paraffin, Trinidad, Tobago
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Mycopathologia (2005) 160: 151–157