Key role of environmental competence in successful use of entomopathogenic fungi in microbial pest control

Persistency of Indigenous and Exotic Entomopathogenic Fungi Isolates under Ultraviolet B (UV-B) Irradiation to Enhance Field Application Efficacy and Obtain Sustainable Control of the Red Palm Weevil

(2022) Koko Dwi Sutanto et al.   Insects

The effect of climate variability in the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum against the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria

(2022) Samuel F. Kamga et al.   Scientific Reports

MaAts, an Alkylsulfatase, Contributes to Fungal Tolerances against UV-B Irradiation and Heat-Shock in Metarhizium acridum

(2022) Lei Song et al.   Journal of Fungi

Production of Microsclerotia by Metarhizium sp., and Factors Affecting Their Survival, Germination, and Conidial Yield

(2022) Meelad Yousef-Yousef et al.   Journal of Fungi

Host–Pathogen Interactions between Metarhizium spp. and Locusts

(2022) Jun Li et al.   Journal of Fungi

UV‐B tolerances of conidia, blastospores, and microsclerotia of Metarhizium spp. entomopathogenic fungi

(2021) Amanda R. C. Corval et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Relative humidity impacts development and activity against Aedes aegypti adults by granular formulations of Metarhizium humberi microsclerotia

(2021) Juscelino Rodrigues et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Thermal response and horizontal transmission of cameroonian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae – Candidates for microbial controls of the banana root borer Cosmopolites sordidus

(2021) Gertrude Membang et al.   Fungal Ecology

Directed evolution of Metarhizium fungus improves its biocontrol efficacy against Varroa mites in honey bee colonies

(2021) Jennifer O. Han et al.   Scientific Reports

Increasing temperature reduces cuticular melanism and immunity to fungal infection in a migratory insect

(2021) Robert B. Srygley et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Conidiation under illumination enhances conidial tolerance of insect-pathogenic fungi to environmental stresses

(2021) Luciana P. Dias et al.   Fungal Biology

Optimization of granular formulations of Metarhizium humberi microsclerotia with humectants

(2021) Alaine M. L. Catão et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular basis and regulatory mechanisms underlying fungal insecticides' resistance to solar ultraviolet irradiation

(2021) Sen‐Miao Tong et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Encapsulation of B. bassiana in Biopolymers: Improving Microbiology of Insect Pest Control

(2021) Ana Paula Felizatti et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Land-Use Type Drives Soil Population Structures of the Entomopathogenic Fungal Genus Metarhizium

(2021) María Fernández-Bravo et al.   Microorganisms

Photobiology of the keystone genus Metarhizium

(2021) Guilherme T.P. Brancini et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Temperature-dependent modelling and spatial prediction reveal suitable geographical areas for deployment of two Metarhizium anisopliae isolates for Tuta absoluta management

(2021) Ayaovi Agbessenou et al.   Scientific Reports

Effect of Climate Change on Introduced and Native Agricultural Invasive Insect Pests in Europe

(2021) Sandra Skendžić et al.   Insects

Metarhizium robertsii and M. acridum conidia produced on riboflavin-supplemented medium have increased UV-A tolerance and upregulated photoprotection and photoreactivation genes

(2020) Carla Huarte-Bonnet et al.   BIOCONTROL

Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia in oil-in-water emulsion against the tick Rhipicephalus microplus under heat and dry conditions

(2020) Elen R. Muniz et al.   BIOCONTROL

Serendipity in the wrestle between Trichoderma and Metarhizium

(2020) Edgar Q.A. Medina et al.   Fungal Biology

Phenotypic and molecular insights into heat tolerance of formulated cells as active ingredients of fungal insecticides

(2020) Sen-Miao Tong et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Differential susceptibility of blastospores and aerial conidia of entomopathogenic fungi to heat and UV-B stresses

(2020) Cíntia das Chagas Bernardo et al.   Fungal Biology

Disruption of a C69-Family Cysteine Dipeptidase Gene Enhances Heat Shock and UV-B Tolerances in Metarhizium acridum

(2020) Juan Li et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Impact of temperature and relative humidity on effectiveness of Metarhizium guizhouense PSUM02 against longkong bark eating caterpillar Cossus chloratus Swinhoe under laboratory and field conditions

(2020) Narit Thaochan et al.   JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY

Environmental Tolerance of Entomopathogenic Fungi: A New Strain of Cordyceps javanica Isolated from a Whitefly Epizootic Versus Commercial Fungal Strains

(2020) Shaohui Wu et al.   Insects

Response of soil microbial communities to the application of a formulated Metarhizium brunneum biocontrol strain

(2019) Johanna Mayerhofer et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Temperature-dependent germination, growth and co-infection of Beauveria spp. isolates from different climatic regions

(2019) Awol Md. Seid et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Thermotolerant isolates of Beauveria bassiana as potential control agent of insect pest in subtropical climates

(2019) Sumer Alali et al.   PLoS One

Which came first: The disease or the pest? Is there a host mediated spread of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) by invasive palm pests?

(2019) N. González-Mas et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

The global burden of pathogens and pests on major food crops

(2019) Serge Savary et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Non-target effects of Metarhizium brunneum (BIPESCO 5/F 52) in soil show that this fungus varies between being compatible with, or moderately harmful to, four predatory arthropods

(2019) A.G.C. de Azevedo et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Outcome of blue, green, red, and white light on Metarhizium robertsii during mycelial growth on conidial stress tolerance and gene expression

(2019) Luciana P. Dias et al.   Fungal Biology

Characterization of entomopathogenic fungi from vineyards in Argentina with potential as biological control agents against the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana

(2019) Rodrigo López Plantey et al.   BIOCONTROL

UV sensitivity of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates under investigation as potential biological control agents in South African citrus orchards

(2019) M.A. Acheampong et al.   Fungal Biology

Performance of Three Isolates of Metarhizium Anisopliae and Their Virulence against Zeugodacus Cucurbitae under Different Temperature Regimes, with Global Extrapolation of Their Efficiency

(2019) Susan K. Onsongo et al.   Insects

Thermoregulatory response of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to infection by Beauveria bassiana, and its effect on survivorship and reproductive success

(2019) Xiaochen Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Plant secondary metabolites and low temperature are the major limiting factors for Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) growth and virulence in a bark beetle system

(2019) Andrew J. Mann et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Locust and Grasshopper Management

(2018) Long Zhang et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Drivers of entomopathogenic fungi presence in organic and conventional vineyard soils

(2018) Deniz Uzman et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Comparative effects of temperature and thermoregulation on candidate strains of entomopathogenic fungi for Moroccan locust Dociostaurus maroccanus control

(2018) Pablo Valverde-Garcia et al.   BIOCONTROL

Efficiency of natural substances to protect Beauveria bassiana conidia from UV radiation

(2018) Deborah Kaiser et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Sublethal effects of mixed fungal infections on the Moroccan locust, Dociostaurus maroccanus

(2018) Pablo Valverde-Garcia et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Behavioral thermoregulation in Locusta migratoria manilensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in response to the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana

(2018) Rouguiatou Sangbaramou et al.   PLoS One

Recent developments in stored grain sensors, monitoring and management technology

(2017) Chandra B. Singh et al.   IEEE INSTRUMENTATION & MEASUREMENT MAGAZINE

UV-B radiation-related effects on conidial inactivation and virulence against Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera; Tephritidae) of phylloplane and soil Metarhizium sp. strains

(2017) María Fernández-Bravo et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Use of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of stored-product insects: can fungi protect durable commodities?

(2017) Christos I. Rumbos et al.   JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE

Responses to abiotic environmental stresses among phylloplane and soil isolates of Beauveria bassiana from two holm oak ecosystems

(2016) María Fernández-Bravo et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Molecular and physiological effects of environmental UV radiation on fungal conidia

(2015) Gilberto U. L. Braga et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Community composition and population genetics of insect pathogenic fungi in the genusMetarhiziumfrom soils of a long-term agricultural research system

(2015) Ryan M. Kepler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Literature review: Impact of climate change on pesticide use

(2015) Ilse Delcour et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Diversity of entomopathogenic Hypocreales in soil and phylloplanes of five Mediterranean cropping systems

(2015) Inmaculada Garrido-Jurado et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Fungi with multifunctional lifestyles: endophytic insect pathogenic fungi

(2015) Larissa Barelli et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Bbssk1, a response regulator required for conidiation, multi-stress tolerance, and virulence of Beauveria bassiana

(2014) Zheng-Liang Wang et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Molecular diversity of the entomopathogenic fungal Metarhizium community within an agroecosystem

(2014) Bernhardt M. Steinwender et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Crop pests and pathogens move polewards in a warming world

(2013) Daniel P. Bebber et al.   Nature Climate Change

Change in the temperature preferences of Beauveria bassiana sensu lato isolates in the latitude gradient of Siberia and Kazakhstan

(2012) V. Yu. Kryukov et al.   MICROBIOLOGY

Unveiling the biosynthetic puzzle of destruxins in Metarhizium species

(2012) B. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Enhancing the Stress Tolerance and Virulence of an Entomopathogen by Metabolic Engineering of Dihydroxynaphthalene Melanin Biosynthesis Genes

(2011) Min N. Tseng et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Contribution of the gas1 Gene of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana, Encoding a Putative Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored β-1,3-Glucanosyltransferase, to Conidial Thermotolerance and Virulence

(2011) Shizhu Zhang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of soil treatments with entomopathogenic fungi on soil dwelling non-target arthropods at a commercial olive orchard

(2011) I. Garrido-Jurado et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Farming with fewer pesticides: EU pesticide review and resulting challenges for UK agriculture

(2011) R.J. Hillocks   CROP PROTECTION

Improving UV resistance and virulence of Beauveria bassiana by genetic engineering with an exogenous tyrosinase gene

(2011) Yanfang Shang et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Three sympatrically occurring species of Metarhizium show plant rhizosphere specificity

(2011) M. Wyrebek et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

In vitro and in vivo responses of fungal biocontrol agents to gradient doses of UV-B and UV-A irradiation

(2010) Shi-Li Yao et al.   BIOCONTROL

Density-dependent prophylactic immunity reconsidered in the light of host group living and social behavior

(2010) Simon L. Elliot et al.   ECOLOGY

Quantification of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers Induced by UVB Radiation in Conidia of the Fungi Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus nidulans, Metarhizium acridum and Metarhizium robertsii

(2010) Érika Nascimento et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY

Ecological factors in the inundative use of fungal entomopathogens

(2009) Stefan T. Jaronski   BIOCONTROL

Ecological considerations in producing and formulating fungal entomopathogens for use in insect biocontrol

(2009) Mark A. Jackson et al.   BIOCONTROL

Predicting the effects of climate change on natural enemies of agricultural pests

(2009) Linda J. Thomson et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology

(2009) Fernando E. Vega et al.   Fungal Ecology

Pathogenicity and thermal biology of mitosporic fungi as potential microbial control agents ofVarroa destructor(Acari: Mesostigmata), an ectoparasitic mite of honey bee,Apis mellifera(Hymenoptera: Apidae)

(2008) Pedro García-Fernández et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Genetic diversity of Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae in southwestern British Columbia

(2007) G. Douglas Inglis et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY