Mode of Infection of Metarhizium spp. Fungus and Their Potential as Biological Control Agents

KMS Aw, SM Hue - Journal of fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chemical insecticides have been commonly used to control agricultural pests, termites, and
biological vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks. However, the harmful impacts of toxic …

Pathogen avoidance and prey discrimination in ants

H Pereira, C Detrain - Royal Society open science, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Insect societies have developed sanitary strategies, one of which is the avoidance of
infectious food resources as a primary line of defence. Using binary choices, we investigated …

Histological changes in the larvae of the domestic mosquito Culex pipiens treated with the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

B Farida, H Sonia, MK Hakima… - … Research and Essays, 2018 - academicjournals.org
The Culicidae are biting insects that are most harmful to people. They are almost all blood-
suckers, and are responsible for the spread of many important diseases such as malaria …

[HTML][HTML] Conditions to optimize mass production of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokin 1883 in different substrates

L Barra-Bucarei, P Vergara, A Cortes - Chilean journal of agricultural …, 2016 - SciELO Chile
One of the best alternatives to reduce the amount of chemical insecticides released into the
environment is biological agents. Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokin 1883 …

Entomopathogenic Fungi: A Boon towards Organic Life Support Management

L Deshmukh, SS Sandhu - Applied Mycology for Agriculture and …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
The developing commercialization in the global world has prompted a lift in the far-reaching
utilization of substance pesticides for crop security in agricultural green fields. It has not just …

[PDF][PDF] Lethal effect of native Metarhizium rileyi (Farlow) Samson isolate to invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), infesting corn in the Philippines.

MP Montecalvo, MM Navasero, MV Navasero - 2022 - thaiscience.info
Detection of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in
the Philippines in 2019 prompted research on pest management solutions aside from …

Improving ecological fitness of Beauveria bassiana conidia to control the sugar cane borer Diatraea saccharalis

C Mejía, C Espinel, M Forero, FA Ramos… - Biocontrol science …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Diatraea species are considered the most important insect pests in sugarcane crops in
Colombia and other South America countries. Previous research demonstrated Beauveria …

Proboscis infection route of Beauveria bassiana triggers early death of Anopheles mosquito

M Ishii, H Kanuka, A Badolo, NF Sagnon… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Entomopathogenic fungi are known to control vector mosquito populations. Thus,
understanding the infection dynamics of entomopathogenic fungi is crucial for the effective …

[HTML][HTML] Fungus-based magnetic nanobiocomposites for environmental remediation

TO Chaves, RD Bini, VA Oliveira Junior, AD Polli… - Magnetochemistry, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of a variety of microorganisms for the degradation of chemicals is a green solution
to the problem of environmental pollution. In this work, fungi–magnetic nanoparticles were …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of Two Metarhizium anisopliae (Clavicipitaceae) Isolates for Biological Control of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eggs

CV da Silva, BV Daquila, LCL Schneider… - Advances in …, 2021 - scirp.org
Chemical pesticides tend to accumulate in soil, resulting in human and environmental health
risks. Hence, alternative methodologies involving chemical pesticides are beneficial for the …