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 …

Several fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) are invasive pests that damage the quality of
fruits in horticultural crops and cause significant value losses worldwide. Management of …

In invertebrates, the cuticle is the first and major protective barrier against predators and
pathogen infections. While immune responses and behavioral defenses are also known to …

Forests and woodland ecosystems in Morocco play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity
and providing ecological and economic services. Despite advances in administration …

This paper investigates 71 isolates of two genera of entomopathogens, Metarhizium and
Beauveria, and a biostimulative genus Trichoderma, for their ability to infect yellow …

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are one of the microbial control agents for integrated pest
management. To control local or invasive pests, it is important to isolate and select …

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) contribute to different ecosystem services. However, factors
affecting their natural occurrences in soil remain poorly understood. In a previous study, 81 …

Aims This study aimed to isolate and identify entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) from fungus‐
infected Ostrinia furnacalis larvae, screen their bio‐efficacy against O. furnacalis, and select …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly (Mediterranean fruit fly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann),
is a key pest of citrus fruit (Sapindales: Rutaceae), and can infect over 300 other …

Till now, the diversity of entomopathogenic fungi in subtropical mountain forest was less
studied. Here, the vertical distribution of forest soil fungi, entomopathogenic fungi, and their …