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Fast Recognition of Lecanicillium spp., and Its Virulence Against Frankliniella occidentalis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
BackgroundFrankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a highly rasping-sucking pest of numerous crops. The entomogenous fungi of Lecanicillium spp.
Yeming Zhou, Xiao Zou, Junrui Zhi, Jiqin Xie, Tao Jiang   +4 more
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Ecology of Fungus Gnats (Bradysia spp.) in Greenhouse Production Systems Associated with Disease-Interactions and Alternative Management Strategies

Insects, 2015
Fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.) are major insect pests of greenhouse-grown horticultural crops mainly due to the direct feeding damage caused by the larvae, and the ability of larvae to transmit certain soil-borne plant pathogens.
Raymond A. Cloyd
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Can insects develop resistance to insect pathogenic fungi? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Microevolutionary adaptations and mechanisms of fungal pathogen resistance were explored in a melanic population of the Greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella.
Ivan M Dubovskiy, Miranda M A Whitten, Olga N Yaroslavtseva, Carolyn Greig, Vadim Y Kryukov, Ekaterina V Grizanova, Krishnendu Mukherjee, Andreas Vilcinskas, Viktor V Glupov, Tariq M Butt   +9 more
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Entomopathogenic fungus disrupts the phloem-probing behavior of Diaphorina citri and may be an important biological control tool in citrus

Scientific Reports, 2022
Citrus is among the most important fruit crops worldwide; however, numerous pests and diseases affect the orchards, increasing production costs. The psyllid Diaphorina citri, is a vector of the phloem-limited bacteria ‘Candidatus Liberibacter spp.’, the ...
Nathalie Maluta, Thiago Castro, João Roberto Spotti Lopes   +2 more
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Host deception: predaceous fungus, Esteya vermicola, entices pine wood nematode by mimicking the scent of pine tree for nutrient. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
A nematophagous fungus, Esteya vermicola, is recorded as the first endoparasitic fungus of pine wood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in last century. E.
Feng Lin, Jianling Ye, Huaguang Wang, Aijun Zhang, Boguang Zhao   +4 more
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A Food Factory Strictly Managed by Fungus-growing Termites [PDF]

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 2010
In this study, we analyzed fungus gardens of Odontotermes feae (Wasmann), which are associated with Termitomyces eurhizus (Berk.) R. Heim, and of Ancistrotermes pakistanicus Ahmad, which are associated with T. striatus (Beeli) R. Heim, to examine the ecological effects of termite use on primordium and fruiting-body formation.
Joo Young Cha, I.G.P Wirawan, Yutaka Tamai, Si Young Lee, Kun Woo Chun, Sang Yong Lee, Shoji Ohga   +6 more
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Entomopathogenic fungus, Lecanicillium lecanii R. Z are & W. Gams anchored into MCM-41: A new and effective bio-insecticide against Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hom: Aphididae) to protect cabbages

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2019
Brevicoryne brassicae is a significant pest of cultivated cabbages and vegetable crops in the world. The present study was carried out to examine a potential strategy to enhance the insecticidal activity of Lecanicillium lecanii for cost-effective ...
Asmar SOLEYMANZADE, Fereshteh KHORRAMI, Hana BATMANI, Khadijeh OJAGHI AGHBASH, Youbert GHOSTA   +4 more
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Comprehensive management of paranasal sinus fungus balls: A Young‐IFOS consensus statement

International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, 2022
AbstractBackgroundParanasal sinus fungus balls (PSFB) are a common form of surgically treatable, noninvasive mycosis. To date, no guidelines have standardized PSFB treatment or management of difficult cases (eg, immunocompromised or fragile patients). The clinical consensus statement presented herein aims to provide a comprehensive management guide to ...
Alberto Maria Saibene, Fabiana Allevi, Christian Calvo‐Henriquez, Nicolas Dauby, Daniele Dondossola, Rémi Hervochon, Jérome R. Lechien, David Lobo‐Duro, Luca Giovanni Locatello, Antonino Maniaci, Giuditta Mannelli, Miguel Mayo‐Yáñez, Juan Maza‐Solano, Thomas Radulesco, Neil Tan, Camilla Tincati, Manuel Tucciarone, Luigi Angelo Vaira, Leigh Sowerby   +18 more
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Phymatotrichopsis root rot and its biological control in the pecan tree in Mexico

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2022
In Mexico, phymatotrichopsis root rot is regarded as the most important disease in the pecan tree. Its causative agent is the fungus Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert, and the percentage of diseased trees ranges between 3 to more than 25% in
Sandra PÉREZ ÁLVAREZ, Eduardo F. HECTOR-ARDISANA, Martín DÍAZ-GARCÍA, Esteban SÁNCHEZ, Edith GARCÍA-RAMÍREZ   +4 more
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Alternaria alternata strain VLH1: a potential entomopathogenic fungus native to North Western Indian Himalayas

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2022
Background The inadvertent observation of a substantial population reduction of greenhouse whiteflies infecting Salvia divinorum plants grown in a polyhouse sparked a flurry of inquiries on the cause of the population decline. The entomopathogenic fungus
Amit Umesh Paschapur, A. R. N. S. Subbanna, Ashish Kumar Singh, B. Jeevan, Johnson Stanley, H. Rajashekara, Krishna Kant Mishra, Prasanna S. Koti, Lakshmi Kant, Arunava Pattanayak   +9 more
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