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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0379-3982</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Tecnología en Marcha]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Tecnología en Marcha]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0379-3982</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0379-39822016000700085</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18845/tm.v29i7.2709</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hirsutella, agente biocontrolador de ácaros e insectos de importancia agronómica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Hirsutella as biological controller agent of mites and insects of agricultural importance]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quesada-Sojo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kevin Asdrúbal]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivera-Méndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[William]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<fpage>85</fpage>
<lpage>93</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0379-39822016000700085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0379-39822016000700085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0379-39822016000700085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El manejo integrado de plagas constituye una solución integral a los procesos de producción agrícola, en especial cuando integran mecanismos biológicos ecoamigables. Las especies de hongos pertenecientes al género Hirsutella son capaces de infectar y parasitar gran variedad de invertebrados patógenos. Su desarrollo sobre el hospedero produce un micelio amarillento grisáceo con porcentajes bajos en formación de conidios. La caracterización morfogenética de Hirsutella se ha realizado utilizando regiones conservadas de ARNr denominadas ITS, lo que ha permitido develar homologías con géneros biocontroladores importantes como Beauveria o Cordyceps. Las propiedades biocontroladoras del hongo actúan sobre diversas especies de ácaros e insectos que ocasionan enfermedades en cultivos de importancia agronómica. En ácaros se ha registrado la capacidad de colonizar y controlar especies como Aceria guerreronis (daños en frutos del cocotero), Acalitus vaccinii (ácaro del brote del arándano), Tetranychus urticae y Calacarus heveae (patógeno del árbol de caucho). En insectos, esa capacidad se ha demostrado en especies como Diaphorina citri, transmisor de la bacteria Candidatus liberibacter; Homalodisca vitripennis, transmisor de la bacteria fitopatogénica Xylella fastidiosa; y Delphacodes kuscheli, transmisor del virus Mal de Río Cuarto (MRCV). Se ha detectado que la patogenicidad de Hirsutella se debe a toxinas metabólicas complejas que se desarrollan durante la fase vegetativa, como lo son las hirsutellinas en H. thompsonii. La revisión bibliográfica que se presenta en este artículo tiene como objetivo ilustrar los beneficios de utilizar hongos con potencial biocontrolador como Hirsutella, lo que constituye un mecanismo alternativo al uso de productos químicos para el control de plagas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Integrated pest management is an integral solution to agricultural production processes, especially when it integrates eco-friendly biological mechanisms. Fungal species belonging to the genus Hirsutella are capable to infect and parasite a wide variety of invertebrates and pathogens. Its development on the host generates a grayish yellow mycelium with low percentages in formation of conidia. Morphogenetic characterization of Hirsutella been used conserved regions of rRNA called ITS allowing reveal homologies with significant biocontrol genres as Beauveria and Cordyceps. It has been possible to detect that the pathogenicity of Hirsutella is due to complex metabolic toxins that developed during the vegetative stage as are Hirsutellin in H. thompsonii. The biocontrol properties for the fungus act on various species of mites and insects that cause diseases in crops of agronomic importance. In Mites is registered the ability of Hirsutella to colonize and control species such as Aceria guerreronis (damage to coconut fruit), Acalitus vaccinii (blueberry bud mite), Tetranychus urticae, and Calacarus heveae (pathogen rubber tree). In insects that capacity has been demonstrated in species such as Diaphorina citri, transmitter of the bacterium Candidatus liberibacter, Homalodisca vitripennis, transmitter of the phytopathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa and Delphacodes kuscheli transmitter of Mal de Río Cuarto virus (MRCV). This literature review aimed to enlighten the reader the benefits of using fungi with biocontrol potential as Hirsutella, which is an alternative mechanism to the indiscriminate use of chemicals to control pests.]]></p></abstract>
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