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 …

Biological control of locusts and grasshoppers

CJ Lomer, RP Bateman, DL Johnson… - Annual review of …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Control of grasshoppers and locusts has traditionally relied on synthetic
insecticides, and for emergency situations this is unlikely to change. However, a growing …

[HTML][HTML] What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

CS Bhunjun, YJ Chen, C Phukhamsakda… - Studies in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

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 …

Biological control of insects in Brazil and China: history, current programs and reasons for their successes using entomopathogenic fungi

Z Li, SB Alves, DW Roberts, M Fan… - Biocontrol Science …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Brazil and China have been successful in the use of microbial control methods to manage
several agricultural and forest insects. In both countries, entomopathogenic fungi (EF) have …

Utilization of Metarhizium as an insect biocontrol agent and a plant bioinoculant with special reference to Brazil

E Mesquita, S Hu, TB Lima, PS Golo… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Brazil has a long history of using biological control and has the largest program in
sugarcane agriculture to which a biocontrol program has been applied. This achievement is …

On-farm Production of Microbial Entomopathogens for use in Agriculture: Brazil as a Case Study

M Faria, GM Mascarin, T Butt, RB Lopes - Neotropical Entomology, 2023 - Springer
In Brazil, the production of beneficial microorganisms by growers exclusively for their own
use is a practice known as “on-farm production”. Regarding on-farm bioinsecticides, they …

An updated and validated model for predicting the performance of a biological control agent for the oriental migratory locust

EA Finch, H Li, A Cornelius, J Styles… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The oriental migratory locust is a major crop pest across eastern and south‐
eastern Asia. Metarhizium anisopliae is an effective biopesticide agent used for locust …

Development of a PCR-based diagnostic assay for the specific detection of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum

DL JOHNSON, LM KAWCHUK - Mycological Research, 2005 - cambridge.org
The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum is registered as a
mycopesticide for acridid control in Africa and Australia. Traditionally, identification of M …

[PDF][PDF] O uso de fungos entomopatogênicos no Brasil

MR Faria, BP Magalhães - Biotecnologia Ciência & …, 2001 - researchgate.net
Pesquisador da Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia Parque Estação Biológica-
Brasília-DF s primeiros testes com fungos que infectam insetos, também chamados de …