Recently, several applied studies exploring the use of pathogens for insect biocontrol have
demonstrated significant effects of environmental temperature on the outcome of infection …

Many entomogenous fungi are relatively common and often induce epizootics and are
therefore an important factor regulating insect populations. Most species attacking terrestrial …

An overview of is presented of the major factors (pathogen, insect host and environment)
influencing the efficacy of hypomycetous fungi for biological control. Examples are given of …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses isolation, culture, and production of order
Hyphomycetes. Hyphomycetes are filamentous fungi that reproduce by conidia generally …

Fungal entomopathogens have been developed in numerous countries as biocontrol agents
with more than 100 mycoinsecticide products commercially available in 2006. The chief …

Recent taxonomic studies on fungi using molecular techniques have provided important
information on their phylogenies and new classifications (Chapter VI). Many genera of …

Parasites can dramatically reduce the fitness of their hosts, and natural selection should
favor defense mechanisms that can protect hosts against disease. Much work has focused …

Ultraviolet radiation from sunlight is probably the most detrimental environmental factor
affecting the viability of entomopathogenic fungi applied to solar-exposed sites (eg, leaves) …

Abstract Effects of temperature on growth on a semisynthetic medium of 65 isolates of
Beauveria bassiana from different geoclimatic and host origins were determined. The …

We demonstrate how variable temperatures, mediated by host thermoregulation and
behavioural fever, critically affect the interaction between a host (the desert locust …