Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse
communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens …

Insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) consist of complex mixtures of straight-chain alkanes
and alkenes, and methyl-branched hydrocarbons. In addition to restricting water loss …

Fungal entomopathogens have been developed in numerous countries as biocontrol agents
with more than 100 mycoinsecticide products commercially available in 2006. The chief …

Broad host range entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana attack insect hosts
via attachment to cuticular substrata and the production of enzymes for the degradation and …

Insects are the most widespread group of organisms and more than one million species
have been described. These animals have significant ecological functions, for example they …

Metarhizium rileyi is an entomopathogenic fungus of Lepidoptera and infects many noctuids,
which are key pests of agricultural crops. In this literature review, we summarise the state of …

Due to the popularization of insect consumption, several studies have been carried out to
elucidate the most diverse questions about nutritional factors, risks related to consumption …

One group of promising pest control agents are the entomopathogenic fungi; one such
example is Conidiobolus coronatus, which produces a range of metabolites. Our present …

The main function of cuticular lipids in insects is the restriction of water transpiration through
the surface. Lipids are involved in various types of chemical communication between …

Insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs), the evolutionary products of aquatic hexapod
ancestors expanding to terrestrial environment, are deposited on the surface of insect …