The production and uses of Beauveria bassiana as a microbial insecticide

GM Mascarin, ST Jaronski - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Among invertebrate fungal pathogens, Beauveria bassiana has assumed a key role in
management of numerous arthropod agricultural, veterinary and forestry pests. Beauveria is …

Current status and perspectives of fungal entomopathogens used for microbial control of arthropod pests in Brazil

GM Mascarin, RB Lopes, Í Delalibera Jr… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic fungi play a central role in Brazil's biopesticide market. Approximately
50% of registered microbial biopesticides comprise mycoinsecticides and/or mycoacaricides …

Adverse effects of the fungal biopesticide Beauveria bassiana on a predatory social wasp

F Cappa, L De Fazi, D Baracchi, R Cervo - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biopesticides are considered eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals. However,
their impact on non-target organisms is still poorly understood. Social wasps, in particular …

Impact of osmotic stress on production, morphology, and fitness of Beauveria bassiana blastospores

GM Mascarin, NN Kobori, JJ Coleman… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Beauveria bassiana is a cosmopolitan entomopathogenic fungus that can infect over 1000
insect species. During growth inside the host, B. bassiana transitions from hyphal to yeast …

Metarhizium anisopliae blastospores are highly virulent to adult Aedes aegypti, an important arbovirus vector

AR de Paula, LEI Silva, A Ribeiro, GA da Silva… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) for the control of adult mosquitoes is
a promising alternative to synthetic insecticides. Previous studies have only evaluated …

Encapsulation of B. bassiana in Biopolymers: Improving Microbiology of Insect Pest Control

AP Felizatti, RM Manzano, IMW Rodrigues… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The fungus Beauveria bassiana is widely used for pest control; however, biostability and
dispersion for broth pulverization are limiting factors for its application in the field. In this …

Advances in submerged liquid fermentation and formulation of entomopathogenic fungi

GM Mascarin, PS Golo… - Applied Microbiology …, 2024 - Springer
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) can be defined as beneficial multifunctional eukaryotic
microorganisms that display pivotal ecological services in pest management, with some …

Conidia and blastospores of Metarhizium spp. and Beauveria bassiana sl: Their development during the infection process and virulence against the tick …

CC Bernardo, LP Barreto, CSR e Silva, C Luz… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2018 - Elsevier
The current study compared the virulence of conidia and blastospores of Metarhizium
robertsii (IP 146), M. anisopliae sensu lato (sl)(IP 363) and Beauveria bassiana sl (IP 361 …

The potential and limitations of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents for insect pest management.

L Wang, NO Keyhani, Y Xia, J Xie - Entomologia Generalis, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Agricultural productivity is frequently threatened by a range of insect pests and pathogens
that cause damage to crops. The use of chemical insecticides for control has raised …

Effect of storage conditions on the shelf-life extension of fungus-colonized substrates based on Metarhizium anisopliae using modified atmosphere packaging

SG Jeong, HM Kim, J Kim, JS Kim, HW Park - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Metarhizium anisopliae is a promising alternative to chemical pesticides against pine wilt
disease caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Herein, we investigated the efficacy of …