Current status and perspectives of fungal entomopathogens used for microbial control of arthropod pests in Brazil

GM Mascarin, RB Lopes, Í Delalibera Jr… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic fungi play a central role in Brazil's biopesticide market. Approximately
50% of registered microbial biopesticides comprise mycoinsecticides and/or mycoacaricides …

Biological control of insects in Brazil and China: history, current programs and reasons for their successes using entomopathogenic fungi

Z Li, SB Alves, DW Roberts, M Fan… - Biocontrol Science …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Brazil and China have been successful in the use of microbial control methods to manage
several agricultural and forest insects. In both countries, entomopathogenic fungi (EF) have …

Key role of environmental competence in successful use of entomopathogenic fungi in microbial pest control

E Quesada-Moraga, N González-Mas… - Journal of Pest …, 2024 - Springer
One of the main negative effects of climate change on biological pest control is alteration of
relationships between insect pests and their natural enemies (both entomophagous and …

Fungal pathogens as classical biological control agents against arthropods

AE Hajek, I Delalibera - BioControl, 2010 - Springer
Fungal entomopathogens have been used more frequently than other types of pathogens for
classical biological control. Among 136 programs using different groups of arthropod …

[PDF][PDF] A review on the use of entomopathogenic fungi in the management of insect pests of field crops

UM Maina, IB Galadima, FM Gambo… - J. Entomol. Zool …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Insect pest management has been dominated by the use of synthetic pesticides since its
discovery. This has continued for decades until the publication of Rachel Carson's 'Silent …

Transient endophytic colonizations of plants improve the outcome of foliar applications of mycoinsecticides against chewing insects

G Resquín-Romero, I Garrido-Jurado, C Delso… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
The current work reports how spray application of entomopathogenic fungi on alfalfa, tomato
and melon plants may cause an additional Spodoptera littoralis larvae mortality due to a …

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 …

Fungal entomopathogens: a systematic review

R Sharma, P Sharma - Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021 - Springer
Background Apprehensions about the safety and the environment regarding the insecticidal
application against insect infestations have directed our attention toward advancement of …

Mycoinsecticides and mycoacaricides: a comprehensive list with worldwide coverage and international classification of formulation types

MR de Faria, SP Wraight - Biological control, 2007 - Elsevier
A substantial number of mycoinsecticides and mycoacaricides have been developed
worldwide since the 1960s. Here we present an updated, comprehensive list of these …

Use of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of stored-product insects: can fungi protect durable commodities?

CI Rumbos, CG Athanassiou - Journal of pest science, 2017 - Springer
Entomopathogenic fungi are considered promising microbial control agents for the control of
post-harvest insects, and their evaluation for this purpose has lately attracted a significant …