Elza Aurea de Luna Alves Lima
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Elza Aurea de Luna Alves Lima has a total of 11 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Antônio Félix da Costa
Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco, Av. Gen. San Martin, 1371, Bongi, Recife 50761-000, PE, Brazil
2 shared publications - Luciana Gonçalves de Oliveira
Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
2 shared publications - Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil
2 shared publications - Rosineide Da Silva Lopes
Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco
2 shared publications - Vera Lúcia de Menezes Lima
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
2 shared publications Auristela Correia de Albuquerque
Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) Recife, PE, Brazil
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 July 2022
- Published by SAGE Publications in Revista Colombiana de Entomología
- Vol. 48 (2)
Toxicity of Agave Sisalana Extracts on Cordyceps and Their Effect and the Association with Fungi on Nasutitermes Corniger (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Nasutitermes corniger is an arboreal termite that causes economic damage in urban areas, and its control is for chemical insecticides. An alternative for insect control is the use of entomopathogenic fungi and plant extracts, or the synergistic effect of the association of these. The toxicity of aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts of Agave sisalana on the biological aspects of the fungal Cordyceps farinosa, C. fumosorosea and C. javanica and the action of the extracts and their synergistic effect on N. corniger was examined. The effect of the extracts on fungi was evaluated by germination, sporulation and mycelial growth of fungi in Sabouraud medium through the study of biological aspects under laboratory conditions; and control of N. corniger were examined, by ingestion of extracts and of the association extract plus fungus on filter paper, being the percentage of mortality of soldiers and workers of the termite daily. In general, the extracts were inoffensive to the fungi at concentrations 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg.mL −1 . The extracts demonstrated termiticidal actions at concentrations tested, causing the mortalities about 100% of the workers after the third and sixth days (LC 50 : 0.778 to 0.803 mg.mL −1 ) and 100% of the soldiers between the fourth and seventh days (LC 50 :0.146 to 0.956 mg.mL −1 ). The association of the extracts with C. farinosa ESALQ1355 was more efficient in inducing the mortality in N. corniger. These results demonstrated the efficiency in vitro of the sisal extracts in controlling N. corniger termites, alone or in combination with fungi, suggesting their potential joint usefulness in the biological control of insect pests.
- 1 July 2022
- Published by SAGE Publications in Revista Colombiana de Entomología
- Vol. 48 (2)
Open AccessToxicity of Agave Sisalana Extracts on Cordyceps and Their Effect and the Association with Fungi on Nasutitermes Corniger (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Nasutitermes corniger is an arboreal termite that causes economic damage in urban areas, and its control is for chemical insecticides. An alternative for insect control is the use of entomopathogenic fungi and plant extracts, or the synergistic effect of the association of these. The toxicity of aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts of Agave sisalana on the biological aspects of the fungal Cordyceps farinosa, C. fumosorosea and C. javanica and the action of the extracts and their synergistic effect on N. corniger was examined. The effect of the extracts on fungi was evaluated by germination, sporulation and mycelial growth of fungi in Sabouraud medium through the study of biological aspects under laboratory conditions; and control of N. corniger were examined, by ingestion of extracts and of the association extract plus fungus on filter paper, being the percentage of mortality of soldiers and workers of the termite daily. In general, the extracts were inoffensive to the fungi at concentrations 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg.mL −1 . The extracts demonstrated termiticidal actions at concentrations tested, causing the mortalities about 100% of the workers after the third and sixth days (LC 50 : 0.778 to 0.803 mg.mL −1 ) and 100% of the soldiers between the fourth and seventh days (LC 50 :0.146 to 0.956 mg.mL −1 ). The association of the extracts with C. farinosa ESALQ1355 was more efficient in inducing the mortality in N. corniger. These results demonstrated the efficiency in vitro of the sisal extracts in controlling N. corniger termites, alone or in combination with fungi, suggesting their potential joint usefulness in the biological control of insect pests.
- Open Access
- 4 November 2019
- Published by Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. in Acta Zoologica Mexicana (N.S.)
- Vol. 35, 1-5
Pathogenic activity of Isaria spp. for control of Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiideae) and the effects of selected insecticides
We analyzed the activity of the entomopathogenic fungi Isaria farinosa, I. fumosorosea and I. javanica against the cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae, as well as the effects of the insecticides clorpirifos, acetamiprid, thiamethoxam and lambda-cyhalothrin on the conidia germination, mycelium growth and a sporulation of the fungi. These fungi were not pathogenic to cochineal. This the first report of the efficiency of Isaria spp. against this the insect. The bioassays of the compatibility of the insecticides acetamiprid and thiametoxam with species of Isaria indicate the possibility of the joint use of these products in studies on the control of D. opuntiae.
- 4 November 2019
- Published by Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. in Acta Zoologica Mexicana (N.S.)
- Vol. 35, 1-5
Open AccessPathogenic activity of Isaria spp. for control of Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiideae) and the effects of selected insecticides
We analyzed the activity of the entomopathogenic fungi Isaria farinosa, I. fumosorosea and I. javanica against the cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae, as well as the effects of the insecticides clorpirifos, acetamiprid, thiamethoxam and lambda-cyhalothrin on the conidia germination, mycelium growth and a sporulation of the fungi. These fungi were not pathogenic to cochineal. This the first report of the efficiency of Isaria spp. against this the insect. The bioassays of the compatibility of the insecticides acetamiprid and thiametoxam with species of Isaria indicate the possibility of the joint use of these products in studies on the control of D. opuntiae.