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Bacillus thuringiensis and its pest control potential as endophyte

Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 7, Page 6931-6939, July 2026.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) systemically colonizes tomato plants as endophyte, inducing midgut damage, fitness reduction and immune suppression in Spodoptera littoralis larvae feeding on Bt‐colonized leaves. The immune suppression enhances the susceptibility to Bt treatments, allowing a synergistic dual use of Bt commercial formulations, by combined ...
Maria Giovanna De Luca, Giovanni Jesu, Daniele Bruno, Elia Russo, Andrea Becchimanzi, Gianluca Tettamanti, Maria Cristina Digilio, Ilaria Di Lelio, Francesco Pennacchio   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dispersal of the entomopathogen Hirsutella cryptosclerotium by simulated rain

, 1993
When simulated rain fell 11 m down a rain tower onto sporulating cultures or spore suspensions of Hirsutella cryptosclerotium, a pathogen of the mealybug Rastrococcus invadens, large numbers of spores and mycelial fragments were dispersed in splash ...
Fitt, B. D. L., Fernandez-Garcia, E., Fitt, Bruce D.L.   +2 more
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Purpureocillium jiangxiense sp. nov.: Entomopathogenic Effects on Ostrinia furnacalis and Galleria mellonella

Microorganisms
The genus Purpureocillium is renowned for its role in biocontrol and biotechnological applications. The identification of new species within this genus is crucial for broadening our understanding of its ecological roles and potential utility in ...
Wei Chen, Yanhong Tang, Tongyi Liu, Hongwang Hu, Cuiyi Ou, Qiongbo Hu, Qunfang Weng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐Omics Profiling of the Scaphoideus titanus Yeast‐Like Symbiont Guides the Bioinformatic Discovery of Related Fungal Symbioses in Insects

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 7, July 2026.
Genomic, proteomic and phylogenetic analyses of the obligate yeast‐like symbiont (YLS) associated with Scaphoideus titanus revealed retained metabolic flexibility and a monophyletic origin of insect‐associated YLSs within a free‐living fungal lineage. A novel computational pipeline was used to mine NCBI transcriptomic data and identified new candidate ...
Simona Abbà, Marta Vallino, Alessandro Cicerone, Simona Cirrincione, Beatrice Aiuto, Luciana Galetto, Marika Rossi   +6 more
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Computational identification and characterization of chitinase 1 and chitinase 2 from neotropical isolates of Beauveria bassiana

Frontiers in Bioinformatics
BackgroundThe fungus Beauveria bassiana is widely used for agronomical applications, mainly in biological control. B. bassiana uses chitinase enzymes to degrade chitin, a major chemical component found in insect exoskeletons and fungal cell walls ...
Juan Segura-Vega, Allan González-Herrera, Ramón Molina-Bravo, Stefany Solano-González   +3 more
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Effect of passing Beauveria bassiana through alkane based media on the adult mortalities of Rhyzopertha dominica and Sitophilus oryzae

Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2018
Entomopathogenic fungi have been investigated for management of stored product pests as alternatives to chemical control. Beauveria bassiana is commonly considered and thus increasing its efficacy has also been studied.
Er, Mehmet Kubilay, Barış, Cebrail, Tunaz, Hasan, Işikber, Ali Arda   +3 more
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Biological Pesticides as Viable Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition: A Systematic Review

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The overuse of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has raised significant environmental and health concerns. Biopesticides have emerged as viable, environmentally compatible alternatives. However, recent comprehensive reviews integrating all biopesticide categories and emphasizing their contribution to synthetic‐pesticide‐free and health‐safe ...
Molalign Assefa, Mohammed Tariq Saeed, Tahira Naz, Youpeng Fan, Xiangyu Zhao, Yuanda Song   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pheromone traps for the dissemination of an entomopathogen by the damson-hop aphid Phorodon humuli

, 2001
Two types of sex pheromone-emitting trap, a simple louvred trap and a commercially-produced wasp trap (Waspy®) designed or modified as delivery systems for entomopathogens, were tested using an isolate of the pathogen Verticillium lecanii .
Hartfield, C. M., Pickett, J. A., Hardie, J., Wadhams, L. J., Campbell, C. A. M.   +4 more
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Native Regiella Endosymbionts Provide Strong Parasitoid Protection With Limited Impacts on Fitness and Virus Transmission in Myzus persicae

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 6, June 2026.
Native Regiella insecticola in Myzus persicae provides strong protection against parasitoid wasps but imposes only modest reproductive costs and does not affect virus transmission. Despite stable vertical and horizontal transmission, these effects alone do not explain the low natural prevalence of **Regiella** in field populations.
Qiong Yang, Perran A. Ross, Alex Gill, Xinyue Gu, Neha Durugkar, Jia Chang, Owen J. Holland, Paul A. Umina, Christoph Vorburger, Torsten N. Kristensen, Ary A. Hoffmann   +10 more
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Trichoderma Species Attract Coptotermes formosanus and Antagonize Termite Pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Although subterranean termites live within soil, little attention has been paid on the potential interaction among subterranean termites and soil microbes.
Chao Wen, Chao Wen, Hongpeng Xiong, Junbao Wen, Xiujun Wen, Cai Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source