Fungi against insects and contrariwise as biological control models

Elkhateeb, Waill A.; Mousa, Kareem M.; ELnahas, Marwa O.; Daba, Ghoson M.

doi:10.1186/s41938-020-00360-8

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Examples of insect pest species successfully controlled by the use of B. bassiana and M. anisopliae

From: Fungi against insects and contrariwise as biological control models

Fungus	Host insect	Host order	References
Beauveria bassiana	Fire ants, Solenopsis invicta	Hymenoptera	Uma Devi et al. (2008)
	Weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina	Hymenoptera	Uma Devi et al. (2008)
	Armyworm, Spodoptera litura	Lepidoptera	Ullah et al. (2019)
	European corn borer moth, Ostrinia nubilalis		Cagáň and Uhlík (1999)
	Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella		Correa-Cuadros et al. (2014)
	Maize Stem Borer, Chilo partellus		Sufyan et al. (2019)
	Silkworm, Bombyx mori		Hou et al. (2013)
	Sugar cane borer, Diatraea saccharalis		Maurer et al. (1997)
	Potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata	Coleoptera	Klinger et al. (2006)
	Squash beetle, Epilachna vigintioctopunctata	Coleoptera	Hassan et al. (2019)
	Yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti	Diptera	Devi et al. (2006)
	Banded blister beetle, Mylabris pustulata	Homoptera	Uma Devi et al. (2008)
	Bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi		Hesketh et al. (2008)
	Cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora		Mweke et al. (2018)
	Mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis		Sayed and Dunlap (2019)
	Mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus		Uma Devi et al. (2008)
	Mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi		Sajid et al. (2017)
	Cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae		Akbari et al. (2014)
	English Grain Aphid, Sitobion avenae		Hesketh et al. (2008)
	Rose-grain aphid, Metopolophium dirhodum		Hesketh et al. (2008)
	Seychelles scale, Icerya seychellarum		Sayed and Dunlap (2019)
	Wheat aphid, Schizaphis graminum		Haron et al. (2020)
Metarhizium anisopliae	Corn earworm, Helicoverpa armigera	Lepidoptera	Fite et al. (2019)
	Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella	Lepidoptera	Correa-Cuadros et al. (2014)
	Coconut beetle, Brontispa longissima	Coleoptera	Hassan et al. (2019)
	Yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti	Diptera	Paula et al. (2011)
	Bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi	Homoptera	Hesketh et al. (2008)
	Cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora		Mweke et al. (2018)
	Mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis		Sayed and Dunlap (2019)
	Mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi		Sajid et al. (2017)
	Pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum		Hesketh et al. (2008)
	Seychelles scale, Icerya seychellarum		Sayed and Dunlap (2019)
	English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae		Hesketh et al. (2008)
	Rose-grain aphid, Metopolophium dirhodum		Hesketh et al. (2008)

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