The development and use of entomopathogens as classical, conservation and augmentative
biological control agents have included a number of successes and some setbacks in the …

Fungal entomopathogens have been proposed as environmentally friendly alternatives to
chemical control. Unfortunately, their effectiveness continues to be limited by their …

An increasing number of recent studies demonstrate that entomopathogenic fungi, often
solely considered as insect pathogens, play additional roles in nature, including …

Among invertebrate fungal pathogens, Beauveria bassiana has assumed a key role in
management of numerous arthropod agricultural, veterinary and forestry pests. Beauveria is …

Among the non-chemical insect control methods, biological control is one of the most
effective human and environmentally friendly alternatives. One of the main biological control …

The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) programs without doubt, has been highly effective. The ability of these …

Definition Entomopathogenic fungi are a special group of soil-dwelling microorganisms that
infects and kills insects and other arthropods through cuticle penetration. They are currently …

It is now evident that entomopathogenic fungi are able to colonize plant tissues as
symptomless endophytes. Although most data so far published in this regard refer to …

We investigated the fungal entomopathogens Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium
anisopliae to determine if endophytic colonization could be achieved in cassava. An …

Two experimental replicates were conducted to test whether strains of Beauveria
brongniartii (BIPESCO2 and 2843) and Metarhizium brunneum (BIPESCO5) can …