Entomopathogenic fungi and their relevance in sustainable agriculture: A review

A Sharma, S Sharma, PK Yadav - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) like Beauveria, Metarhizium, Lecanicillium, and
Isaria is upsurging in recent years for the management of crop insect pests. EPF are …

Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi—state of the art

ST Jaronski - Mass production of beneficial organisms, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last several decades the development and use of entomopathogenic fungi has
undergone substantial, significant increase. Fungi, in particular, are now available as …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into Biological Control Potential of Hirsutella citriformis against Asian Citrus Psyllid as a Vector of Citrus Huanglongbing Disease in America

O Pérez-González, R Gomez-Flores, P Tamez-Guerra - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies on Hirsutella citriformis Speare are scarce. Among these, some reports have
focused on phenotypic identification, based on its morphological structure and morphometric …

Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus Modulates Aflatoxin-B1 Levels through an Antioxidative Mechanism

B Katati, S Kovacs, H Njapau, PW Kachapulula… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are considered to play important functions in species of Aspergillus section
Flavi including an antioxidative role, as a deterrent against fungivorous insects, and in …

The transcriptome of the entomopathogenic fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus contains an ortholog of the insecticidal ribotoxin Hirsutellin

D Foresman, A Tartar - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
The entomopathogenic fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus is known to infect and kill
mosquito larvae and therefore has been seen as a potential biological control agent against …

Conservative Agriculture Based on Irrigation Increased the Connections in Inter‐Kingdom Co‐Occurrence Networks in Arid Zones of Argentina

JP Frene, V Faggioli, J Covelli, D Reyna… - Journal of Plant …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Background Water is one of the most important natural resources in agricultural systems,
and the adoption of irrigation systems is producing the expansion of the productive …

[HTML][HTML] Conditional Vitamin D Receptor Deletion Induces Fungal and Archaeal Dysbiosis and Altered Metabolites

DJ Claypool, YG Zhang, Y **a, J Sun - Metabolites, 2024 - mdpi.com
A vitamin D receptor (VDR) deficiency leads to the dysbiosis of intestinal bacteria and is
associated with various diseases, including cancer, infections, and inflammatory bowel …

Toxicity and ovicidal activity of different entomopathogenic fungi, Hirsutella extracts on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

S Buttachon, WWM Zin - Persian Journal of Acarology, 2022 - biotaxa.org
Crude ethyl acetate extracts of six entomopathogenic fungi, Hirsutella species were
screened against Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae). In this study, all extracts …

Safeness and effectiveness of entomopathogenic fungi for use as bioinsecticide: A mini review

BF Chiew, GH Ong, RR Wong… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - informaticsjournals.co.in
Usage of conventional synthetic insecticide to control insect pests has increased to improve
crops yield and production to meet the global food demands of a growing population …

Hidden Biocontrol Agents: The World of Insect-Pathogenic Fungi

KA Abd-Elsalam, RK Hassan, TE Abdelkhalek… - … Endophytes Volume I …, 2025 - Springer
In this chapter, the intricate relationships between insect-pathogenic fungus and their
arthropod hosts are explored. These fungi utilize cunning strategies to infect insects despite …