The development and use of entomopathogens as classical, conservation and augmentative
biological control agents have included a number of successes and some setbacks in the …

Insect pests have remarkable capacity to develop resistance to insecticides. More than 600
species of plant feeding insect pests have developed resistance to insecticides …

We investigated the fungal entomopathogens Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium
anisopliae to determine if endophytic colonization could be achieved in cassava. An …

Abstract We challenged Locusta migratoria (Meyen) grasshoppers with simultaneous doses
of both the insecticide chlorantraniliprole and the fungal pathogen, Metarhizium anisopliae …

Background Increasing incidences of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors are
threatening the sustainable use of contemporary chemical vector control measures. Fungal …

The potential of several entomopathogenic fungi to control soil‐dwelling stages of western
flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), was evaluated …

Aphids are major pests affecting cereals, vegetables, fruit, forestry and horticultural produce.
A multimodal approach may be an effective route to controlling this prolific pest. We …

Synergistic combinations of biological and chemical insecticides might yield promising
alternatives for soil insect pest management. In turfgrass of the Northeast US, control of root …

The entomogenous fungus Metarhizium anisopliae V275 was more efficacious than
chemical insecticides (imidacloprid, fipronil) in killing pupae of the western flower thrips (70 …

Entomopathogenic fungi are widely used as biological control agents against a broad range
of insect and arachnid pests. However, the control efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi is …