Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future.

By L. Lacey, D. Grzywacz, D. Shapiro-Ilan, R. Frutos, M. Brownbridge, M. Goettel. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2015

1,317 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Insect Science, Molecular Biology

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In Insect Science

1. L. Jaber
2. J. Enkerli
3. M. Isman
4. P. Stevenson
5. S. Belmain
6. R. Pavela
7. B. Ownley
8. O. Koul

In Molecular Biology

1. L. Jaber
2. M. Isman
3. P. Stevenson
4. R. Jackson
5. J. Enkerli

Citations in the corpus

• Entomopathogenic fungi: unconventional applications (2020, background): “This fungicide also hindered the entomopathogenic activity of I. farinosa in all three life stages of the mealybug (Demirci et al. 2011) and completely inhibited the entomopathogenic activity of the fungus Erynia neoaphidis on pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) (Latteur and Jansen 2002).”
• Pesticidal plants in Africa: A global vision of new biological control products from local uses (2017, background): “Insecticidal microorganisms are typically slow acting (Lacey et al. 2015; Ortiz-Urquiza et al. 2015) whereas botanical insecticides such as pyrethrum can have a quick knockdown but have poor persistence.”
• Endophytes vs tree pathogens and pests: can they be used as biological control agents to improve tree health? (2019, background): “Entomopathogens including fungi, nematodes and bacteria, naturally play important roles in regulating insect populations and are being exploited in biocontrol strategies (Lacey et al. 2015).”
• Fungal entomopathogens as endophytes: can they promote plant growth? (2017, background): “There is increasing evidence that many fungal entomopathogens, almost exclusively considered and studied as insect pathogens, could play additional roles in nature as endophytes, plant disease antagonists, plant growth promoters, and rhizosphere colonisers (Lacey et al., 2015; Ownley, Gwinn, & Vega,”
• A review on the genus Metarhizium as an entomopathogenic microbial biocontrol agent with emphasis on its use and utility in Mexico (2018, background): “Under natural conditions, the persistence and mobility of conidia of Metarhizium is subject to a great range of biotic and abiotic factors (temperature, humidity, solar radiation, pH, soil microorganisms, plants, and invertebrates) (Lacey et al., 2015).”
• An overview of the main pathways of metabolic resistance in insects (2016, background): “Alternatives to insecticides include biological control by predators, parasitoids, and pathogens (Lacey et al., 2015).”