Fungal entomopathogens are the most effective biocontrol agents against insect pests in the
natural ecosystem. This study was conducted for phenotypic, molecular, and virulence …

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 …

Chemical pesticides have been used for pest control for many decades, but they cause
serious problems, including insecticide resistance, secondary pest resurgence, and …

Banana (Musa sp.) is the most imperative staple food crop for all types of people worldwide,
which is commonly grown in Southeast Asia. Banana plantain can be severely affected by …

Abstract Safitri A, Herlinda S, Setiawan A. 2018. Entomopathogenic fungi of soils of
freshwater swamps, tidal lowlands, peatlands, and highlands of South Sumatra, Indonesia …

The Beauveria spp. were isolated from soil and insect cadavers of crop rhizosphere and
characterized for parasitic enzyme activity and virulence against whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) …

Monochamus alternatus is a serious trunk-boring pest. The isolation and utilization of
entomopathogenic fungi to manage M. alternatus is important. Here, a new strain GQH6 of …

In order to increase the virulence of two commonly used entomopathogens namely
Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae for effective mosquito control programs, we …

The Beauveria spp. were isolated from soil and insect cadavers and confirmed as Beauveria
bassiana by molecular identification using a specific primer. The bioefficacy of 14 B …

The entomopathogenic Beauveria spp. were acquired from insect cadavers and soil
rhizosphere of cotton, groundnut, and castor. Among Beauveria, five spp. derived from …