Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse
communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens …

All odorants are volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ie, low molecular weight compounds
that easily evaporate at normal temperatures and pressure. Fungal VOCs are relatively …

We provide a synthesis of the literature describing biochemical interactions between
microorganisms and insects by way of microbial volatile organic compound (MVOC) …

Entomopathogenic fungi can invade wide range of insect hosts in the natural world and
have been used as environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical insecticides for pest …

Insects constitute approximately 75% of the world's recognized fauna, with the majority of
species considered as pests. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are parasitic microorganisms …

Simple Summary Mosquitoes carry pathogens that can cause diseases like malaria, dengue
fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika fever, causing more than 700,000 deaths each …

Soil-dwelling animals are at risk of pathogen infection in soils. When choosing nesting sites,
animals could reduce this risk by avoiding contact with pathogens, yet there is currently little …

Insect pests cause serious economic, yield, and food safety problems to managed crops
worldwide. Compounding these problems, insect pests often vector pathogenic or toxigenic …

Background Insects are well known vectors of human and animal pathogens and millions of
people are killed by mosquito-borne diseases every year. The use of insecticides to target …

The growing expansion of mosquito vectors leads to the emergence of vector-borne
diseases in new geographic areas and causes major public health concerns. In the absence …