A review of entomopathogenic fungi as a potential tool for mosquito vector control: a cost‐effective and environmentally friendly approach

V Perumal, S Kannan, S Pittarate… - Entomological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mosquitoes around the world spread diseases like malaria, dengue, zika, lymphatic filariasis
and arboviruses, which are dangerous to human health and the economy. Eventually …

New discoveries and applications of mosquito fungal pathogens

D Shen, KT Nyawira, A Xia - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Many oomycete and fungal pathogens have great potential for mosquito
control.•Pathogens infect mosquitoes through cuticle penetration or digestive tract …

Entomopathogenic organisms: conceptual advances and real-world applications for mosquito biological control

RI Samuels, AR Paula, AT Carolino… - Open Access Insect …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, advances have been made in the use of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of
not only crop pests but also disease vectoring insects. New approaches, for example …

Recent advancements in pathogenic mechanisms, applications and strategies for entomopathogenic fungi in mosquito biocontrol

Y Qin, X Liu, G Peng, Y Xia, Y Cao - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fungal diseases are widespread among insects and play a crucial role in naturally
regulating insect populations. Mosquitoes, known as vectors for numerous infectious …

Entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito control: a review

EJ Scholte, BGJ Knols, RA Samson… - Journal of insect …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Fungal diseases in insects are common and widespread and can decimate their populations
in spectacular epizootics. Virtually all insect orders are susceptible to fungal diseases …

Discovery of novel entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito-borne disease control

A Accoti, CS Engdahl, G Dimopoulos - Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The increased application of chemical control programs has led to the emergence and
spread of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. Novel environmentally safe control strategies …

Biotechnological potential of microorganisms for mosquito population control and reduction in vector competence

RM Katak, AM Cintra, BC Burini, O Marinotti… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes carry pathogens that can cause diseases like malaria, dengue
fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika fever, causing more than 700,000 deaths each …

Something old, something transgenic, or something fungal for mosquito control

M Scheffer, S Carpenter, B de Young - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2005 - cell.com
In spite of the current research emphasis on the use of transgenic mosquitoes, insecticides
are still the main method for controlling malarial mosquitoes. Although pyrethroids are the …

Emerging mosquito-borne diseases and novel biocontrol strategies

SQ Deng, EIM Khater, E Tambo… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mosquito-borne diseases threaten more than 40% of the world's population and are an
increasingly serious global health challenge (Franklinos et al., 2019). A report released by …

Eco-friendly mosquito-control strategies: advantages and disadvantages

AMR Hamed, MS El-Sherbini… - … Academic Journal of …, 2022 - journals.ekb.eg
Mosquitoes can spread a variety of infections that can cause serious health problems and
even death, including malaria, filariasis, yellow fever, and a variety of other diseases …