Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future

LA Lacey, D Grzywacz, DI Shapiro-Ilan, R Frutos… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development and use of entomopathogens as classical, conservation and augmentative
biological control agents have included a number of successes and some setbacks in the …

The production and uses of Beauveria bassiana as a microbial insecticide

GM Mascarin, ST Jaronski - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Among invertebrate fungal pathogens, Beauveria bassiana has assumed a key role in
management of numerous arthropod agricultural, veterinary and forestry pests. Beauveria is …

Entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes: plant–endophyte–herbivore interactions and prospects for use in biological control

S Vidal, LR Jaber - Current science, 2015 - JSTOR
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 …

Ecological factors in the inundative use of fungal entomopathogens

ST Jaronski - BioControl, 2010 - Springer
Fungal entomopathogens have been developed in numerous countries as biocontrol agents
with more than 100 mycoinsecticide products commercially available in 2006. The chief …

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 …

Discovering the secondary metabolite potential encoded within entomopathogenic fungi

DM Gibson, BGG Donzelli, SB Krasnoff… - Natural Product …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Discovering the secondary metabolite potential encoded within entomopathogenic fungi -
Natural Product Reports (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C4NP00054D Royal Society of …

Molecular genetics of Beauveria bassiana infection of insects

A Ortiz-Urquiza, NO Keyhani - Advances in Genetics, 2016 - Elsevier
Research on the insect pathogenic filamentous fungus, Beauveria bassiana has witnessed
significant growth in recent years from mainly physiological studies related to its insect …

Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi—state of the art

ST Jaronski - Mass production of beneficial organisms, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last several decades the development and use of entomopathogenic fungi has
undergone substantial, significant increase. Fungi, in particular, are now available as …

A Review of Commercial Metarhizium- and Beauveria-Based Biopesticides for the Biological Control of Ticks in the USA

CF Sullivan, BL Parker, M Skinner - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microbial biopesticides containing entomopathogenic fungi have potential
in tick management. In this review, we compiled a comprehensive list of the use of …

Grooming behavior as a mechanism of insect disease defense

M Zhukovskaya, A Yanagawa, BT Forschler - Insects, 2013 - mdpi.com
Grooming is a well-recognized, multipurpose, behavior in arthropods and vertebrates. In this
paper, we review the literature to highlight the physical function, neurophysiological …