Delivery and effectiveness of entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito and tick control: Current knowledge and research challenges

C Cafarchia, R Pellegrino, V Romano, M Friuli… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Insects, ticks, and mites represent a threat to animal health globally, mainly due to their role
as vectors of pathogens. Among the most important diseases, those transmitted by …

Integrative alternative tactics for ixodid control

AT Showler, P Saelao - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hard ticks are important for economic and health reasons, and control has
mainly relied upon use of synthetic acaricides. Contemporary development of resistance …

Ehrlichiosis canina

CN Gutiérrez, L Perez Yabarra - Saber, 2016 - ve.scielo.org
La ehrlichiosis canina es una enfermedad infecciosa emergente transmitida por garrapatas,
producida por Ehrlichia spp.(Proteobacteria: Ricketsiales), la cual afecta a miembros de la …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized controlled trial of Tickoff®(Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 7) for control of tick infestations and transmission of tick-borne infections in extensively …

S Kalayou, G Gort, GM Bron, CJM Koenraadt… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 7 is being developed
as an eco-friendly alternative to chemical acaricides in managing natural tick infestation on …

Single cell encapsulation via pickering emulsion for biopesticide applications

N Yaakov, K Ananth Mani, R Felfbaum, M Lahat… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A new approach for single cell microencapsulation in an oil-in-water (o/w) Pickering
emulsion is presented. The water/paraffin emulsions were stabilized by amine …

Efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum in controlling the tick Rhipicephalus annulatus under field conditions

M Samish, A Rot, D Ment, S Barel, I Glazer… - Veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
High infectivity of entomopathogenic fungi to ticks under laboratory conditions has been
demonstrated in many studies. However, the few reports on their use under field conditions …

Ultrastructural and Cytotoxic Effects of Metarhizium robertsii Infection on Rhipicephalus microplus Hemocytes

J Fiorotti, RFS Menna-Barreto, PS Gôlo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Metarhizium is an entomopathogenic fungus widely employed in the biological control of
arthropods. Hemocytes present in the hemolymph of invertebrates are the cells involved in …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory and field evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of amitraz-resistant and susceptible strains of Rhipicephalus decoloratus

MM Murigu, P Nana, RM Waruiru, CJ Nga'nga… - Veterinary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rhipicephalus decoloratus causes serious economic losses in cattle industry every year in
East Africa. Biological control using entomopathogenic fungi is seen as a promising …

Heat-stressed Metarhizium anisopliae: viability (in vitro) and virulence (in vivo) assessments against the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus

FM Alves, CC Bernardo, FRS Paixão, LP Barreto… - Parasitology …, 2017 - Springer
The current study investigated the thermotolerance of Metarhizium anisopliae sl conidia from
the commercial products Metarril® SP Organic and Metarril® WP. The efficacy of these M …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteria associated with Amblyomma cajennense tick eggs

E Machado-Ferreira, VF Vizzoni, J Piesman… - … and molecular biology, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Ticks represent a large group of pathogen vectors that blood feed on a diversity of hosts. In
the Americas, the Ixodidae ticks Amblyomma cajennense are responsible for severe impact …