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Aphid-killing bacteria: diversity, origin, mechanisms and biocontrol potential [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Aphids are among the most destructive agricultural pests worldwide and cause substantial yield losses through direct feeding, virus transmission, and indirect plant damage.
Lara Berings, Lara Berings, Nicolas Rojas-Preciado, Nicolas Rojas-Preciado, Wouter Poppelsdorf, Wouter Poppelsdorf, Sara Van Hee, Sara Van Hee, Hans Jacquemyn, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens, Bart Lievens   +11 more
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New records of fungal pathogens of invertebrates from endemic pine forests in Mexico [PDF]

Check List, 2022
We report fungal pathogens of invertebrates (FPI) (Entomophthorales, Hypocreales, and Orbiliales) from roots of an endemic Mexican pine, Pinus greggii Engelm. ex Parl., at four primary montane forests using next-generation sequencing.
Rebeca Casique-Valdés, Sten Anslan, Fernando Galindo-García, Sergio R. Sanchez-Peña   +3 more
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Effect of Host Size on Susceptibility of Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Wireworms to Entomopathogens

Journal of Nematology, 2022
Wireworms, the soil-borne larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), are important crop pests throughout the world. In the eastern U.S., Melanotus communis larvae attack grain, root/ tuber, and vegetable crops.
Williams Livy, Cherry Ron, Shapiro-Ilan David   +2 more
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The Impact of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Conidiobolus coronatus on the Free Fatty Acid Profile of the Flesh Fly Sarcophaga argyrostoma

Insects, 2021
The chemical composition of the insect cuticle varies remarkably between species and their life stages. It can affect host resistance and substrate utilization by invading entomopathogen fungi, such as the soil fungus Conidiobolus coronatus.
Agata Kaczmarek, Mieczysława Irena Boguś   +1 more
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Insight into the Systematics of Novel Entomopathogenic Fungi Associated with Armored Scale Insect, Kuwanaspis howardi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in China

Journal of Fungi, 2021
This study led to the discovery of three entomopathogenic fungi associated with Kuwanaspis howardi, a scale insect on Phyllostachys heteroclada (fishscale bamboo) and Pleioblastus amarus (bitter bamboo) in China.
Xiu-Lan Xu, Qian Zeng, Yi-Cong Lv, Rajesh Jeewon, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Kevin D. Hyde, Qian-Gang Xiao, Ying-Gao Liu, Chun-Lin Yang   +9 more
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Determination of the Lethal Effects of Some Entomopathogens on Orosanga japonica (Melichar, 1898) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae)

Türkiye Tarımsal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2020
In this study, the lethal effects of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Bacillus thuringiensis entomopathogens, and Nimbecidine® organic insecticide, against Orosanga japonica (Melichar, 1898) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) nymphs and adults, were ...
Temel GÖKTÜRK
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Ecological and Molecular Interactions between Insects and Fungi

Microorganisms, 2022
Insects and fungi represent two of the most widespread groupings of organisms in nature, occurring in every kind of ecological context and impacting agriculture and other human activities in various ways.
Rosario Nicoletti, Andrea Becchimanzi
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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Entomophthorales (Entomophthoromycota: Entomophthoromycotina) from Argentina

Acta Mycologica, 2020
We characterized 17 insect-pathogenic entomophthoralean fungal isolates (Entomophthoromycotina: Entomophthorales) using morphological and molecular techniques.
Romina G. Manfrino, Louela A. Castrillo, Claudia C. López Lastra, Andrea V. Toledo, Walter Ferrari, Annette B. Jensen   +5 more
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Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato under different integrated management options against Tuta absoluta Meyrick

Advances in Horticultural Science, 2020
This study evaluated the effect of entomopathogens and plant extracts, used against Tuta absoluta, on growth, yield, and fruit quality of tomato. Two field trials were carried out in a randomised compled block design, replicated thrice. The treatments were
Assinapol Ndereyimana, Samuel Nyalala, Patrick Murerwa, Svetlana Gaidashova   +3 more
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Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins (PGRPs) Modulates Mosquito Resistance to Fungal Entomopathogens in a Fungal-Strain Specific Manner

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Fungal entomopathogens are potential tools for the control of mosquito vectors that transmit infectious agents that cause disease in humans and animals.
José L. Ramirez, Ephantus J. Muturi, Lina B. Flor-Weiler, Karl Vermillion, Alejandro P. Rooney   +4 more
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