title: Susceptibility of the tick Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis to isolates of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae in China.
abstract: Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis, a prevalent tick species in China, causes severe economic losses. In this study, we investigated the pathogenicity of six isolates of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to engorged female H. qinghaiensis using concentrations of 10(6), 10(7) and 10(8) conidia ml(-1). The results indicated that M.aAT08 and M.aAT13 isolates were highly virulent against the ticks. Metarhizium anisopliae has potential for biocontrol of H. qinghaiensis.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Grazing Animal Diseases MOA, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China.
authors.forename: Qiaoyun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Guiquan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Zhijie
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Aihong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Youquan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Miling
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jifei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qingli
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Junlong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xueqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Jianxun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D052981:Metarhizium / Q000502:physiology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*