Biotechnological potential of microorganisms for mosquito population control and reduction in vector competence

RM Katak, AM Cintra, BC Burini, O Marinotti… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes carry pathogens that can cause diseases like malaria, dengue
fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika fever, causing more than 700,000 deaths each …

Humidity–The overlooked variable in the thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease

JJ Brown, M Pascual, MC Wimberly… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vector‐borne diseases cause significant financial and human loss, with billions of dollars
spent on control. Arthropod vectors experience a complex suite of environmental factors that …

A review of entomopathogenic fungi as a potential tool for mosquito vector control: a cost‐effective and environmentally friendly approach

V Perumal, S Kannan, S Pittarate… - Entomological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mosquitoes around the world spread diseases like malaria, dengue, zika, lymphatic filariasis
and arboviruses, which are dangerous to human health and the economy. Eventually …

First report on the enzymatic and immune response of Metarhizium majus bag formulated conidia against Spodoptera frugiperda: An ecofriendly microbial insecticide

V Perumal, S Kannan, L Alford, S Pittarate… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Entomopathogenic fungi from microbial sources are a powerful tool for combating
insecticide resistance in insect pests. The purpose of the current study was to isolate …

An Aedes aegypti-associated fungus increases susceptibility to dengue virus by modulating gut trypsin activity

YI Angleró-Rodríguez, OAC Talyuli, BJ Blumberg… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Transmission of dengue virus (DENV) requires successful completion of the infection cycle
in the Aedes aegypti vector, which is initiated in the midgut tissue after ingestion of an …

A preliminary evaluation of the potential of Beauveria bassiana for bed bug control

AM Barbarin, NE Jenkins, EG Rajotte… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2012 - Elsevier
Residual biopesticide treatments of Beauveria bassiana were tested against the bed bug
Cimex lectularius. An oil formulation of conidia was applied to different substrates. Bed bugs …

Isolation and identification of entomopathogenic fungus from Eastern Ghats of South Indian forest soil and their efficacy as biopesticide for mosquito control

P Vivekanandhan, S Bedini, MS Shivakumar - Parasitology international, 2020 - Elsevier
The repeated usage of chemical insecticides, responsible for insecticide resistance in
mosquitoes and environmental toxicity. Currently effective and environmental-safe control …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Beauveria bassiana on survival, blood-feeding success, and fecundity of Aedes aegypti in laboratory and semi-field conditions

JM Darbro, PH Johnson, MB Thomas… - The American journal …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The fungus Beauveria bassiana reduces Aedes aegypti longevity in laboratory conditions,
but effects on survival, blood-feeding behavior, and fecundity in realistic environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Virulence of entomopathogenic fungi against Culex pipiens: Impact on biomolecules availability and life table parameters

HM Hamama, OH Zyaan, OAA Ali, DI Saleh… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Culex pipiens mosquitoes considered as vectors for many arboviruses such as the West Nile
virus and encephalitis virus showing a global impact on human health. The natural …

[HTML][HTML] ٍSome biologically active microorganisms have the potential to suppress mosquito larvae (Culex pipiens, Diptera: Culicidae)

MI Hegazy, AM Hegazy, AM Saad, HM Salem… - Saudi journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malaria is a disease caused by protozoan species of the genus Plasmodium. It is
widespread and becoming a challenge in several African countries in the tropical and …