Entomopathogenic fungi and their relevance in sustainable agriculture: A review

A Sharma, S Sharma, PK Yadav - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) like Beauveria, Metarhizium, Lecanicillium, and
Isaria is upsurging in recent years for the management of crop insect pests. EPF are …

Review of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes as biological control agents of tephritid fruit flies: current status and a future vision

ESH Shaurub - Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) are invasive pests that damage the quality of
fruits in horticultural crops and cause significant value losses worldwide. Management of …

Antifeedant and larvicidal activity of bioactive compounds isolated from entomopathogenic fungi Penicillium sp. for the control of agricultural and medically important …

M Arunthirumeni, G Vinitha, MS Shivakumar - Parasitology International, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of chemical insecticides in agriculture has posed several challenges to environment
and ecosystem health. Pesticides of biological origin are considered to be suitable for …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogencity induced by the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae in Agrotis ipsilon (Hufn.)

A Gabarty, HM Salem, MA Fouda, AA Abas… - Journal of Radiation …, 2014 - Elsevier
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) allowed observing Beauveria bassiana and
Metarhizium anisopliae adhesion and penetration structure on Agrotis ipsilon larvae. SEM of …

Ecosmart biorational insecticides: alternative insect control strategies

HF Khater - Insecticides-advances in integrated pest …, 2012 - books.google.com
Pest insects can damage agricultural crops, consume and/or damage harvested food, or
transmit diseases to humans and animals. The past 30 years has witnessed a dramatic …

Potential of an indigenous strain of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana as a biological control agent against the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus …

Ó Dembilio, E Quesada-Moraga… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2010 - Elsevier
The potential of a strain of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Clavicipitaceae) obtained from
a naturally infected Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) pupa as a …

Parasitism shapes selection by drastically reducing host fitness and increasing host fitness variation

AZ Hasik, AM Siepielski - Biology letters, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Determining the effects of parasites on host reproduction is key to understanding how
parasites affect the underpinnings of selection on hosts. Although infection is expected to be …

Virulence of Entomopathogenic Fungi to Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Interactions With Entomopathogenic Nematodes

M Usman, S Gulzar, W Wakil, S Wu… - Journal of Economic …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The objectives of this study were to quantify the virulence of four entomopathogenic fungal
species to pupae of Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh)(Diptera: Tephritidae) and to determine …

Further Screening of Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes as Control Agents for Drosophila suzukii

AGS Cuthbertson, N Audsley - Insects, 2016 - mdpi.com
Drosophila suzukii populations remain low in the UK. To date, there have been no reports of
widespread damage. Previous research demonstrated that various species of …

In-planta detection and monitorization of endophytic colonization by a Beauveria bassiana strain using a new-developed nested and quantitative PCR-based assay …

BB Landa, C López-Díaz, D Jiménez-Fernández… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Beauveria bassiana strain 04/01-Tip obtained from larvae of the opium poppy stem
gall Iraella luteipes endophytically colonizes opium poppy plants and protect it against this …