Abstract
From 148 substrate samples collected in peridomestic triatomine-infested habitats of 24 farms in Central Brazil, 31 isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok. and 15 isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. were obtained. Most of the isolates were found in substrates that consisted of soil mixed with animal feces or soil only in areas of trees where poultry roost and pig houses. Fungi were detected with an insect bait method using Triatoma infestans (Klug), and combined in vitro and in vivo techniques with modified Chase medium and T. infestans. All isolates were highly virulent to T. infestans third instar nymphs at a relative humidity > 98% and temperature of 25 ± 0.5°C. However, activity against nymphs was reduced at 75% relative humidity. Results underline the potential of B. bassiana and M. anisopliae as agents for biological control of vectors of Chagas disease. Both species occur naturally in peridomestic habitats of triatomines in Central Brazil and may contribute to control these vectors and to reduce the risk of reinfestation of houses after eliminating domestic vector species.
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