Biodiversity loss from disturbances caused by human activities means that species are
disappearing at an ever increasing rate. The high number of species that have yet to be …

Fungi of the hyphomycete genus Metarhizium have been isolated from infected insects and
soil of all continents except Antarctica, and there have been isolations from near the …

Estimates of global fungal diversity have varied widely, suggesting a range from fewer than
one million to over 10 million species, with each of the estimates drawing data from various …

The insecticidal and phytotoxic activities of destruxins (dtxs) have been well studied. The
cyclodepsipeptides, which are dtxs mainly isolated from the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae …

Fungi are widely exploited for large-scale production in the biotechnological industry to
produce a diverse range of substances due to their versatility and relative ease of growing …

Paecilomyces variotii is a common cosmopolitan species that is able to spoil various food-
and feedstuffs and is frequently encountered in heat-treated products. However, isolates …

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) have become a significant force in shaping the larger context
of insecticides within contemporary insect pest management schemes (Lord 2005; Roy et …

Demand for biopesticides is growing due to the increase of areas under integrated pest
management worldwide. Conidia from entomopathogenic fungi play a major role as infective …

Fungi are notorious for losing virulence and changing their morphology when successively
subcultured on artificial media. Various terms have been used to describe this phenomenon …

Wood ants fight pathogens by incorporating tree resin with antimicrobial properties into their
nests. They also produce large quantities of formic acid in their venom gland, which they …