Cross-talk between immunity and behavior: insights from entomopathogenic fungi and their insect hosts

W Zhang, X Chen, I Eleftherianos… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Insects are one of the most successful animals in nature, and entomopathogenic fungi play a
significant role in the natural epizootic control of insect populations in many ecosystems. The …

Potential for Use of Species in the Subfamily Erynioideae for Biological Control and Biotechnology

AP Gryganskyi, AE Hajek, N Voloshchuk, A Idnurm… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
The fungal order Entomophthorales in the Zoopagomycota includes many fungal pathogens
of arthropods. This review explores six genera in the subfamily Erynioideae within the family …

Signatures of transposon-mediated genome inflation, host specialization, and photoentrainment in Entomophthora muscae and allied entomophthoralean fungi

JE Stajich, B Lovett, E Lee, AM Macias, AE Hajek… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Despite over a century of observations, the obligate insect parasites within the order
Entomophthorales remain poorly characterized at the genetic level. In this manuscript, we …

Accumulation of Fungal Pathogens Infecting the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula

AE Hajek, TA Everest, EH Clifton - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Populations of the invasive spotted lanternfly in the eastern United States
threaten vineyards and pose a public nuisance. Methods for control are being investigated …

Diurnal patterns and conidial dynamics of Batkoa major, a generalist entomophthoralean pathogen

AE Hajek, DC Harris - Fungal Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
The generalist entomophthoralean insect pathogen Batkoa major was recorded causing
epizootics in populations of a new invasive fulgorid in North America, the spotted lanternfly …

Potential Use of Species in the Erynioideae for Biological Control and Biotechnology

AP Gryganskyi, AE Hajek, N Voloshchuk, A Idnurm… - 2023 - preprints.org
The fungal order Entomophthorales in the Zoopagomycotina includes many fungal
pathogens of arthropods. This review explores five genera in the Erynioideae subfamily …