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<journal-id>0253-5785</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Centro Agrícola]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ctro. Agr.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0253-5785</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Feijóo, Universidad Central de Las Villas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0253-57852020000500024</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Susceptibilidad de Tarophagus colocasiae a Metarhizium anisopliae y Beauveria bassiana en condiciones de laboratorio]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Tarophagus colocasiae Matzumura´s susceptibility to Metarhizium anisopliae Metschnikoff (Sorokin) and Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin under laboratory conditions]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Vázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa Elena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castellón Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Grillo Ravelo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Horacio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Molina Concepción]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Osmany]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Investigaciones de Viandas Tropicales (INIVIT)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[, Santo Domingo Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Central &#8220;Marta Abreu&#8221; de Las Villas Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>47</volume>
<fpage>24</fpage>
<lpage>28</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0253-57852020000500024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0253-57852020000500024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0253-57852020000500024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Contexto: Tarophagus colocasiae M. es la plaga insectil más importante en el cultivo de Colocasia esculenta Schott en Cuba. No existen precedentes de su manejo mediante hongos entomopatógenos.  Objetivo:  Determinar la susceptibilidad de T. colocasiae a Metarhizium anisopliae y Beauveria bassiana en condiciones de laboratorio.  Métodos:  Ninfas y adultos de T. colocasiae fueron tratados con cepas comerciales de ambos microorganismos, con una concentración ajustada de 107 esporas mL-1. Se determinó la mortalidad a las 72, 96 y 120 horas y el tiempo letal medio (TL50).  Resultados:  La mayor mortalidad se obtuvo en el tratamiento con M. anisopliae a las 120 horas. La cepa de B. bassiana fue la más agresiva, con un tiempo de letalidad medio inferior a las 72 horas.  Conclusiones:  Ninfas y adultos de T. colocasiae son susceptibles a los hongos entomopatógenos, lo cual brinda una perspectiva alentadora para la implantación de una estrategia ecológica de manejo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Context: Tarophagus colocasiae M. is the most important insect pest in Colocasia esculenta Schott cultivation in Cuba. There are no precedents of its management by entomopathogenic fungi.  Objective:  To determine T. colocasiae´s susceptibility to Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana under laboratory conditions.  Methods: T. colocasiae´s nymphs and adults were treated with commercial strains of both microorganisms, with an adjusted concentration of 107 spores mL-1. It was determined the mortality at 72, 96 and 120 hours and the average lethal time (TL50).  Results:  The highest mortality was obtained in the treatment with M. anisopliae at 120 hours. B. bassiana strain was the most aggressive one, with an average lethal time below 72 hours.  Conclusions: T. colocasiae´s nymphs and adults are susceptible to entomopathogenic fungi, which provides an encouraging perspective for the implementation of an ecological management strategy.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Colocasia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[efectividad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[entomopatógenos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mortalidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Colocasia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[effectiveness]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[entomopathogens]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mortality]]></kwd>
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