Entomopathogenic fungi to control bark beetles: a review of ecological recommendations

AJ Mann, TS Davis - Pest Management Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is considerable interest in applying entomopathogenic fungi as a biological control to
limit insect populations due to their low environmental and human applicator impacts …

Development of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) as a mycoinsecticide to control green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) and …

S Biryol, Z Demirbağ, P Erdoğan, I Demir - Journal of Asia-Pacific …, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-term and intensive use of synthetic insecticides to control the green peach aphid,
Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) in agricultural production in the world has resulted …

Morphology, molecular characterization, and virulence of Beauveria pseudobassiana isolated from different hosts

Y Wang, DX Tang, DE Duan, YB Wang, H Yu - Journal of invertebrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Beauveria pseudobassiana has great potential for use in the management of various insect
pests. In the present study, we aimed to explore the the virulence of B. pseudobassiana …

Selection of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) for the biocontrol of Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera …

ARR Rosana, S Pokorny, JG Klutsch… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, has infested over~ 16 Mha of pine
forests in British Columbia killing> 50% of mature lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, trees in …

Development of mycoinsecticide formulations with Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum for the control of Orosanga japonica (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae)

S Biryol, E Güney, A Eski, Z Bayramoğlu… - Annals of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Entomopathogenic fungi are promising microbial agents for agricultural pests, especially
piercing‐sucking insects. In this study, eight indigenous fungal isolates including four …

Evidence for multiple ecological roles of Leptographium abietinum, a symbiotic fungus associated with the North American spruce beetle

TS Davis, JE Stewart, A Mann, C Bradley… - Fungal Ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
The ophiostomatoid fungus Leptographium abietinum is symbiotic with the North American
spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis; however, the ecology of these interactions are not …

Plant secondary metabolites and low temperature are the major limiting factors for Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill.(Ascomycota: Hypocreales) growth and …

AJ Mann, TS Davis - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Beauveria bassiana is a ubiquitous entomopathogen and widely used as a biological
control agent for a variety of arthropod pests, including bark beetles. The North American …

Virulence and horizontal transmission of Beauveria pseudobassiana SA Rehner & Humber in Ips sexdentatus and Ips typographus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

S Kocacevik, A Sevim, M Eroğlu… - Turkish Journal of …, 2016 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Ips sexdentatus (Boerner) and I. Typographus (Linnaeus)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are
considered to be important destructive pests of coniferous forests in Europe and Asia. In this …

Molecular characterization of native entomopathogenic fungi from ambrosia beetles in hazelnut orchards of Turkey and evaluation of their in vitro efficacy

R Kushiyev, C Tunçer, İO Özdemir, İ Erper, R Kalendar… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Turkey is the world's largest producer and exporter of hazelnut. Ambrosia
beetle species are the most common species of pests for hazelnut in the orchards of Turkey …

Genomic virulence features of Beauveria bassiana as a biocontrol agent for the mountain pine beetle population

JX Li, KX Fernandez, C Ritland, S Jancsik… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, is an irruptive bark
beetle that causes extensive mortality to many pine species within the forests of western …