Global food security is threatened by insect pests of economically important crops. Chemical
pesticides have been used frequently for the last few decades to manage insect pests …

Insects, ticks, and mites represent a threat to animal health globally, mainly due to their role
as vectors of pathogens. Among the most important diseases, those transmitted by …

Metarhizium species interact with plants, insects, and microbes within a diffuse
coevolutionary framework that benefits soil health, biodiversity, and plant growth. The insect …

The lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is one
of the most common insect pests in commercial poultry farms, where it reproduces within the …

The complex nature of climate change-mediated multitrophic interaction is an underexplored
area, but has the potential to dramatically shift transmission and distribution of many insects …

Microbial volatile organic compounds may act as semiochemicals, inciting different
behavioral responses in insects. Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus, and …

The conventional breeding of crops struggles to keep up with increasing food needs and
ever-adapting pests and pathogens. Global climate changes have imposed another layer of …

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are economical and environmentally friendly, forming an
essential part of integrated pest management strategies. We screened six strains of …

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 …

Efficacy of different doses of the Beauveria bassiana-IRAN441C alone (66,125, 250, 500,
1000 mg conidia. Kg− 1 grains) and combined with a low-lethal dose (LD 25) of …