A review of entomopathogenic fungi as a potential tool for mosquito vector control: a cost‐effective and environmentally friendly approach

V Perumal, S Kannan, S Pittarate… - Entomological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mosquitoes around the world spread diseases like malaria, dengue, zika, lymphatic filariasis
and arboviruses, which are dangerous to human health and the economy. Eventually …

Entomopathogenic fungi promising biocontrol agents for managing lepidopteran pests: Review of current knowledge

S Karthi, P Vasantha-Srinivasan… - Biocatalysis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic fungi, particularly Metarhizium and Beauveria species, are emerging as
effective biocontrol agents for combating lepidopteran pests in agricultural and forestry …

Programmable chitosan-based double layer seed coating for biotic and abiotic-stress tolerance in groundnut

S Vijaykumar, B Rajeswari, M Kavya… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the face of agricultural challenges posed by both abiotic and biotic stressors,
phytopathogens emerge as formidable threats to crop productivity. Conventional methods …

Endophytic entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents of insect pests

N Panwar, A Szczepaniec - Pest Management Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Entomopathogenic fungi capable of establishing mutualistic endophytic relationships with
plants have a tremendous potential as biocontrol agents of insect pests. While fungi have …

Enhancing yield and economic benefits through sustainable pest management in Okra cultivation

S Mohapatra, J Padhi, S Singh - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a prominent vegetable crop in Asia, confronting persistent
threats from pests such as leafhoppers, whiteflies, and shoot and fruit borers. Conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Constitutive and inducible tomato defenses contribute to Bacillus thuringiensis lethality against Spodoptera exigua

A Frattini, RM González-Martínez, JM García… - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
In nature, insect herbivory exerts continuous selective pressure on plants that, in turn, have
developed a wide array of constitutive and inducible defenses to fight against attackers …

Opportunities for optimizing fungal biological control agents for long-term and effective management of insect pests of orchards and vineyards: a review

CM Wallis, MS Sisterson - Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Novel tactics for controlling insect pests in perennial fruit and nut crops are needed because
target pests often display decreased susceptibility to chemical controls due to overreliance …

Secondary metabolites in Cordyceps javanica with insecticidal potential

P Xing, R Mao, G Zhang, Y Li, W Zhou, H Diao… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cordyceps javanica has been registered as a fungal insecticide in several countries.
However, little is known about whether metabolic toxins are involved in the insecticidal …

Recombinant Beauveria bassiana expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cyt1Aa: a promising approach for enhancing Aedes mosquito control

SQ Deng, N Li, XK Yang, HZ Lu, JH Liu… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana provides an eco-friendly substitute to
chemical insecticides for mosquito control. Nevertheless, its widespread application has …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated methods to manage the corn ground beetle (Zabrus tenebrioides Goeze) in wheat field

SK Khidr, SM Khalil - Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a series of experiments on control techniques in the open field trials to
monitor and manage the corn ground beetle (Zabrus tenebrioides Goeze)(Coleoptera …