In the past few decades, the control of pests and diseases of cultivated plants using natural
and biological measures has drawn increasing attention in the quest to reduce the level of …

Fungal entomopathogens have been proposed as environmentally friendly alternatives to
chemical control. Unfortunately, their effectiveness continues to be limited by their …

An increasing number of recent studies demonstrate that entomopathogenic fungi, often
solely considered as insect pathogens, play additional roles in nature, including …

Among invertebrate fungal pathogens, Beauveria bassiana has assumed a key role in
management of numerous arthropod agricultural, veterinary and forestry pests. Beauveria is …

Among the non-chemical insect control methods, biological control is one of the most
effective human and environmentally friendly alternatives. One of the main biological control …

The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) programs without doubt, has been highly effective. The ability of these …

Endophytes are microorganisms (bacteria or fungi or actinomycetes) that dwell within robust
plant tissues by having a symbiotic association. They are ubiquitously associated with …

Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae are two of the most important and widely
used entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) to control insect pests. Recent studies have revealed …

Dual biological control, of both insect pests and plant pathogens, has been reported for the
fungal entomopathogens, Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill.(Ascomycota: Hypocreales) …

It is now evident that entomopathogenic fungi are able to colonize plant tissues as
symptomless endophytes. Although most data so far published in this regard refer to …