Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future

LA Lacey, D Grzywacz, DI Shapiro-Ilan, R Frutos… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Entomopathogenic fungi: new insights into host–pathogen interactions

TM Butt, CJ Coates, IM Dubovskiy, NA Ratcliffe - Advances in genetics, 2016 - Elsevier
Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse
communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens …

Use of hyphomycetous fungi for managing insect pests.

GD Inglis, MS Goettel, TM Butt… - Fungi as biocontrol …, 2001 - cabidigitallibrary.org
An overview of is presented of the major factors (pathogen, insect host and environment)
influencing the efficacy of hypomycetous fungi for biological control. Examples are given of …

[BOOK][B] Fungi as biocontrol agents: progress, problems and potential

TM Butt, C Jackson, N Magan - 2001 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Fungi as biocontrol agents: progress, problems and potential Page 2 FUNGI AS
BIOCONTROL AGENTS Progress, Problems and Potential Page 3 Page 4 FUNGI AS …

Entomopathogenic fungi: interactions and applications

S Mantzoukas, F Kitsiou, D Natsiopoulos… - Encyclopedia, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Laboratory techniques used for entomopathogenic fungi: Hypocreales

GD Inglis, J Enkerli, MS Goettel - Manual of techniques in …, 2012 - books.google.com
Recent taxonomic studies on fungi using molecular techniques have provided important
information on their phylogenies and new classifications (Chapter VI). Many genera of …

A life-and-death struggle: interaction of insects with entomopathogenic fungi across various infection stages

M Ma, J Luo, C Li, I Eleftherianos, W Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Insects constitute approximately 75% of the world's recognized fauna, with the majority of
species considered as pests. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are parasitic microorganisms …

[HTML][HTML] The virulence of entomopathogenic fungi against Bemisia tabaci biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and their conidial production using solid substrate …

GM Mascarin, NN Kobori, ED Quintela, I Delalibera Jr - Biological control, 2013 - Elsevier
The virulence of five isolates of Beauveria bassiana, five of Isaria fumosorosea and four of
Lecanicillium muscarium from Brazil was determined on whitefly Bemisia tabaci biotype B …

Biomass and Cordycepin Production by the Medicinal Mushroom Cordyceps militaris—A Review of Various Aspects and Recent Trends towards the Exploitation of a …

D Kontogiannatos, G Koutrotsios, S Xekalaki… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic ascomycete with similar pharmacological
importance to that of the wild caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis. C. militaris has …

Mass production of fungal entomopathogens

ST Jaronski, GM Mascarin - Microbial control of insect and mite pests, 2017 - Elsevier
Hypocrealean fungi, consisting of Beauveria bassiana, Beauveria brongniartii, Isaria
fumosorosea, Isaria farinosa, several Lecanicillium spp., Nomuraea rileyi, and Metarhizium …