The production and uses of Beauveria bassiana as a microbial insecticide

GM Mascarin, ST Jaronski - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Among invertebrate fungal pathogens, Beauveria bassiana has assumed a key role in
management of numerous arthropod agricultural, veterinary and forestry pests. Beauveria is …

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 …

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 …

The Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana Shows Its Toxic Side within Insects: Expression of Genes Encoding Secondary Metabolites during Pathogenesis

N Pedrini - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Entomopathogenic fungi are extensively used for the control of insect pests worldwide.
Among them, Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) produce a plethora of toxic …

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 …

The Potential of Metarhizium anisopliae Blastospores to Control Aedes aegypti Larvae in the Field

SA Gomes, AT Carolino, TBP Teodoro, GA Silva… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Entomopathogenic fungi are promising as an environmentally benign alternative to chemical
pesticides for mosquito control. The current study investigated the virulence of Metarhizium …

Impact of osmotic stress on production, morphology, and fitness of Beauveria bassiana blastospores

GM Mascarin, NN Kobori, JJ Coleman… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Beauveria bassiana is a cosmopolitan entomopathogenic fungus that can infect over 1000
insect species. During growth inside the host, B. bassiana transitions from hyphal to yeast …

Advances in submerged liquid fermentation and formulation of entomopathogenic fungi

GM Mascarin, PS Golo… - Applied Microbiology …, 2024 - Springer
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) can be defined as beneficial multifunctional eukaryotic
microorganisms that display pivotal ecological services in pest management, with some …

Blastospores from Metarhizium anisopliae and Metarhizium rileyi Are Not Always as Virulent as Conidia Are towards Spodoptera frugiperda Caterpillars and Use …

IA Gotti, CC Moreira, I Delalibera Jr, HH De Fine Licht - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infective conidia from entomopathogenic fungi are widely used to control insect pests. Many
entomopathogenic fungi also produce yeast-like cells called blastospores under specific …

A Novel Model of Pathogenesis of Metarhizium anisopliae Propagules through the Midguts of Aedes aegypti Larvae

ROB Bitencourt, JR Santos-Mallet, C Lowenberger… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the principal vector of multiple arboviruses
including dengue (DENV), zika (ZIKV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) that cause major human …