Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse
communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens …

Insects are the most widespread group of organisms and more than one million species
have been described. These animals have significant ecological functions, for example they …

Entomopathogenic fungi naturally infect insect hosts in environment. Fungal invasion and
host immune defense are still in the progress of co-evolution. In this study …

One group of promising pest control agents are the entomopathogenic fungi; one such
example is Conidiobolus coronatus, which produces a range of metabolites. Our present …

With over 1 million species insects are not only the largest group of animals, but also a
group that causes the most damage in forest management. Hence it is important to …

Epicuticular lipids in many terrestrial arthropods consist of vast numbers of polar and non-
polar aliphatic compounds, which are mainly responsible for the water balance in these …

The hygroscopic secretion produced by the secretory setae of terrestrial larvae of the biting
midge Forcipomyia nigra (Winnertz) was analysed using gas chromatography coupled with …

This work examines the insecticidal activity of octanoic acid (C8: 0), a short-chain fatty acid
detected in entomopathogenic fungus–Conidiobolus coronatus medium, against Lucilia …

Invertebrates are becoming more popular models for research on the immune system. The
innate immunity possessed by insects shows both structural and functional similarity to the …

Fatty acids as components of cuticular lipids of insects play a significant role in antifungal in
protection against fungal infection. The chemical composition of cuticular and internal …