Effects of Metarhizium anisopliae on sand fly populations in their natural habitats in Marigat sub- County, Baringo County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorNgure, Peter
dc.contributor.authorKasili, S
dc.contributor.authorAnjili, CO
dc.contributor.authorKaranja, RM
dc.contributor.authorKaburi, J
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, M
dc.contributor.authorKinuthia, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorKiarie, Martha
dc.contributor.authorNzau, A
dc.contributor.authorKepha, S
dc.contributor.authorManiania, NK
dc.contributor.authorNdegwa, PN
dc.contributor.authorIrungu, L
dc.contributor.authorNgumbi, MP
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-05T07:25:11Z
dc.date.available2023-07-05T07:25:11Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractLeishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases that pose a threat to people in the endemic regions. In Africa, transmission is through the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sand fly. Disease control with chemotherapy is logistically difficult, toxic and expensive. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) hold great potential as alternative agent for the control of sandflies as demonstrated by their efficacy in recent laboratory experiments. The impressive results have merited testing of the effect of EPF on sand fly populations in their natural habitats. The aim of this study was to test the effect of EPF on sand fly populations on a small scale in a leishmania-endemic area in Kenya. Entomopathogenic fungi isolates were cultured on sabourand dextrose agar (SDA) in petri dishes and incubated at 22-280C. Conidia were produced on long white rice substrate and harvested by sifting the substrate through a 295 μm mesh size sieve and stored at 4-6 0C before being used in the experiments. Metarhizium anisopliae isolates were selected for use in the field after showing 76.8 and 100% mortality in laboratory bred target insects. 2.0 x 1014 of dry conidia of the fungus were introduced into ten termite mounds through the shafts using a modified foot pump in Rabai, Marigat area of Baringo County, Kenya. The site harbours both Phlebotomus martini and P. duboscqi leishmaniasis vectors. Sand fly densities, mycoses and survival after capture from the mounds were observed from week one post-treatment to week thirteen. Results indicate that the fungi in termite mounds caused three to ten-fold mortalities in the population of sand flies nine weeks after application. Longevity of sand flies collected from treated termite mounds was reduced to less than nine days after collection, whereas 90% of those from control mounds lived well over the nine days. Sand flies collected from the treated termite mounds during week nine had 100% mortality compared to 10.7% of those from the control mounds. Metarhizium anisopliae infection was observed in 42% of the sand fly cadavers collected from the treated termite mounds and 0% in the control group. From the findings of this study sand flies have shown to be susceptible to Metarhizium anipilae and can be controlled by the same. Further studies to determine the best methods for delivery and application in the diverse ecological settings of various leishmaniasis vectors are recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4162
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectLeishmaniasisen_US
dc.subjectdiseasesen_US
dc.subjectinfecteden_US
dc.subjectsandfliesen_US
dc.subjectisolatesen_US
dc.subjecttreatmenten_US
dc.subjectcontrolen_US
dc.titleEffects of Metarhizium anisopliae on sand fly populations in their natural habitats in Marigat sub- County, Baringo County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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