Bizarre interactions and endgames: entomopathogenic fungi and their arthropod hosts

HE Roy, DC Steinkraus, J Eilenberg… - Annual review of …, 2006 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Invertebrate pathogens and their hosts are taxonomically diverse. Despite this,
there is one unifying concept relevant to all such parasitic associations: Both pathogen and …

An overview on the natural enemies of Rhynchophorus palm weevils, with focus on R. ferrugineus

G Mazza, V Francardi, S Simoni, C Benvenuti, R Cervo… - Biological Control, 2014 - Elsevier
Rhynchophorus palm weevils are large insects belonging to the family Dryophthoridae. All
Rhynchophorus species are polyphagous and have a similar life history but some are major …

Bioassays of Beauveria bassiana Isolates against the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

A Idrees, A Afzal, ZA Qadir, J Li - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The control of Spodoptera frugiperda, the key invasive pest of maize, is a serious concern
due to its biology and the current global restriction on applying synthetic pesticides …

Evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungiMetarhizium anisopliae andBeauveria bassiana against the red palm weevilRhynchophorus ferrugineus

G Gindin, S Levski, I Glazer, V Soroker - Phytoparasitica, 2006 - Springer
The red palm weevil (RPW, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)(Coleoptera:
Curculionidae) is one of the most severe pests of various palm species, including date …

Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana (Musa spp.) reduces banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) fitness and damage

J Akello, T Dubois, D Coyne, S Kyamanywa - Crop protection, 2008 - Elsevier
The effect of endophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana (Musa spp.) plants against the
banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus was examined in a screenhouse study in Uganda …

Virulence of entomopathogenic fungi against fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory conditions

A Idrees, A Afzal, ZA Qadir, J Li - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Maize is an essential crop of China. The recent invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda, also
known as fall armyworm (FAW), poses a danger to the country's ability to maintain a …

Effect of endophytic Beauveria bassiana on populations of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, and their damage in tissue‐cultured banana plants

J Akello, T Dubois, D Coyne… - Entomologia …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Ascomycota:
Hypocreales) survives as an endophyte in a wide range of plants, offering substantial …

Entomopathogenic fungi: biochemistry and molecular biology

GG Khachatourians, SS Qazi - Human and animal relationships, 2008 - Springer
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) have become a significant force in shaping the larger context
of insecticides within contemporary insect pest management schemes (Lord 2005; Roy et …

Lethal and pre-lethal effects of a fungal biopesticide contribute to substantial and rapid control of malaria vectors

S Blanford, W Shi, R Christian, JH Marden… - PLoS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Rapidly emerging insecticide resistance is creating an urgent need for new active
ingredients to control the adult mosquitoes that vector malaria. Biopesticides based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the effectiveness of entomopathogens for the management of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) on spring wheat

GVP Reddy, K Tangtrakulwanich, S Wu… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Wireworms, the larval stage of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), are serious soil
dwelling pests of small grains, corn, sugar beets, and potatoes. Limonius californicus and …