Entomopathogenic fungi and their relevance in sustainable agriculture: A review

A Sharma, S Sharma, PK Yadav - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) like Beauveria, Metarhizium, Lecanicillium, and
Isaria is upsurging in recent years for the management of crop insect pests. EPF are …

Biocontrol effect of entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae ethyl acetate‐derived chemical molecules: An eco‐friendly anti‐malarial drug and insecticide

V Perumal, S Kannan, L Alford… - Archives of Insect …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insect pests represent a major threat to human health and agricultural production. With a
current over‐dependence on chemical insecticides in the control of insect pests, leading to …

Natural Warriors against Stored-Grain Pests: The Joint Action of Beauveria bassiana and Steinernema carpocapsae

W Wakil, NG Kavallieratos, N Eleftheriadou, T Yaseen… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tribolium castaneum, Trogoderma granarium, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Sitophilus
oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, and Cryptolestes ferrugineus are all major pests of stored …

Combinations of Beauveria bassiana and spinetoram for the management of four important stored-product pests: laboratory and field trials

W Wakil, NG Kavallieratos, EP Nika… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The current study examines the efficacy of the semi-synthetic insecticide spinetoram and
entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo-Crivelli) Vuillemin (Hypocreales …

Two are better than one: the combinations of Beauveria bassiana, diatomaceous earth, and indoxacarb as effective wheat protectants

W Wakil, NG Kavallieratos, EP Nika, A Ali… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The current study evaluates the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria
bassiana (Balsamo-Crivelli) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae), diatomaceous earth …

Entomopathogenic action of wild fungal strains against stored product beetle pests

S Mantzoukas, I Lagogiannis, F Kitsiou, PA Eliopoulos - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stored product pests cause significant losses to agricultural products every
year. Their control depends heavily on the use of fumigants and other insecticides, which …

Screening and identification of indigenous entomopathogenic fungal isolates from agricultural farmland soils in Nile Delta, Egypt

A Alfiky - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The compound negative impact of insect pests attacking agricultural ecosystems includes (i)
direct yield losses from damaged crops,(ii) the economic cost of the attempt to prevent these …

Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against three major stored insect pests, Rhyzopertha dominica, Sitophilus zeamais and Trogoderma granarium

HAA Khan, T Khan - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of biological control agents such as pathogens and natural enemies could be
helpful in reducing reliance on synthetic non-selective insecticides and environmental …

Diatomaceous earth low-lethal dose effects on the fitness of entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, against two coleopteran stored product pests

HR Pourian, M Alizadeh - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

The joint action effects of bioprotective agents on life table indices of Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

A Shahbazi, M Alizadeh, HR Pourian - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Using nature-based substances (diatomaceous earth) and entomopathogenic fungi as grain
bioprotective factors in a mixed mode is imperative to manage stored product pests in terms …