Biopesticide research and product development in Africa for sustainable agriculture and food security–Experiences from the International Centre of Insect Physiology …

KS Akutse, S Subramanian, NK Maniania… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Arthropod pests and vectors constrain the livelihood opportunities of people in Africa by
debilitating production of crops and livestock and through transmission of vector-borne …

Biopesticide based sustainable pest management for safer production of vegetable legumes and brassicas in Asia and Africa

R Srinivasan, S Sevgan, S Ekesi… - Pest management …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetables are one of the important crops which could alleviate poverty and malnutrition
among the smallholder farmers in tropical Asia and Africa. However, a plethora of pests limit …

Temperature tolerance and humidity requirements of select entomopathogenic fungal isolates for future use in citrus IPM programmes

MA Acheampong, CA Coombes, SD Moore… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Several isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo-Crivelli) Vuillemin (Hypocreales:
Cordycipitacae) and Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchnikoff) Sorokin (Hypocreales …

Bioefficacy of an Oil-Emulsion Formulation of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae against Adult Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

CJ Lei, RHIR Ahmad, NA Halim, N Asib, A Zakaria… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a new microbial
formulation that utilizes the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, in controlling …

Temperature-dependent modelling and spatial prediction reveal suitable geographical areas for deployment of two Metarhizium anisopliae isolates for Tuta absoluta …

A Agbessenou, KS Akutse, AA Yusuf, SW Wekesa… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Tuta absoluta is one of the most devastating pests of Solanaceae crops in Africa. We
previously demonstrated the efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae isolates ICIPE 18, ICIPE 20 …

UV-B Radiation Tolerance and Temperature-Dependent Activity Within the Entomopathogenic Fungal Genus Metarhizium in Brazil

JC Couceiro, MB Fatoretto, CGB Demétrio… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metarhizium comprises a phylogenetically diverse genus of entomopathogenic fungi. In
Brazil, Metarhizium anisopliae s. str. subclade Mani 2 is predominantly isolated from insects …

Performance of Three Isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and Their Virulence against Zeugodacus cucurbitae under Different Temperature Regimes, with Global …

SK Onsongo, BM Gichimu, KS Akutse, T Dubois… - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
The performance of entomopathogenic fungi in pest control is usually affected by both biotic
and abiotic factors. This study aimed to determine the effects of various temperatures (15 …

Virulence of native isolates of entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) against the “sweetpotato whitefly” Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), including the effects …

L Campos-Esquivel, PE Hanson… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypocrella, Moelleriella and related species in the Hypocreales (Ascomycota,
Sordariomycetes) cause epizootics of whiteflies and scale insects in nature. However …

Suitable models to describe the effect of temperature on conidial germination and mycelial growth of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

ER Omuse, S Niassy, JM Wagacha… - Biocontrol Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Temperature critically affects the performance of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF).
Mathematical models are critical tools used in predictive microbiology but are less adopted …

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of fifty strains of Beauveria spp. (Ascomycota, Cordycipitaceae) fungal entomopathogens from diverse geographic origins against the …

L Reyes‐Haro, G Prince… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The diamondback moth (DBM)(Plutella xylostella) causes large losses to
global crop production. Conventional insecticides are losing effectiveness due to resistance …