The ending of dual nomenclatural systems for pleomorphic fungi in 2011 requires the reconciliation of competing names, ideally linked through culture based or molecular methods. The phylogenetic systematics of Hypocreales and its many genera have received extensive study in the last two decades, however resolution of competing names in Cordycipitaceae has not yet been addressed. Here we present...

Some herbivore-induced-plant volatiles (HIPVs) compounds are vital for the functioning of an ecosystem, by triggering multi-trophic interactions for natural enemies, plants and herbivores. However, the effect of these chemicals, which play a crucial role in regulating the multi-trophic interactions between plant-herbivore-entomopathogenic fungi, is still unknown. To fill this scientific gap, we...

Recent studies have shown that the spatial pattern of nests of an arboreal ant, Azteca instabilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in a tropical coffee agroecosystem may emerge through self-organization. The proposed self-organization process involves both local expansion and density-dependent mortality of the ant colonies. We explored a possible mechanism for the density-dependent mortality involvin...

Dialeurodes citri is a major pest in citrus producing areas, and large-scale outbreaks have occurred increasingly often in recent years. Lecanicillium attenuatum is an important entomopathogenic fungus that can parasitize and kill D. citri. We separated the fungus from corpses of D. citri larvae. However, the sound immune defense system of pests makes infection by an entomopathogenic fungus dif...

The aim of the study was to determine effect copper application in combination with organic materials on genus composition and intensification occurrence entomopathogenic fungi soil. three-year pot experiment carried out greenhouse conditions. set up a completely random design, taking into account two factors: dose fertilization. Soil samples for tests were collected third year experiment, spri...

Ilość szkodliwych ksenobiotyków w ekosystemach nieustannie się zwiększa, ze względu na dużą dostępność i wykorzystanie detergentów, pestycydów, farmaceutyków, rozpuszczalników czy ropy naftowej. Takie substancje chemiczne jak fenol, monocykliczne węglowodory aromatyczne, policykliczne alifatyczne oraz związki fosfonoorganiczne są wyjątkowo trwałe niskich temperaturach zwiększoną gęstość mniejsz...

the aphid species, cinara pini (linnaeus, 1758) reported in our previous work as a new aphid on pinus trees for iran, was described using the classic method and through analysis of coi gene sequence. in the next step, we addressed the efficiency of the entomopathogenic fungus, lecanicillium longisporum (zimm.) zare and gams strain lrc 190, on the aphid. the fungus was administered to the second...

Lecanicillium fungicola causes dry bubble disease of the white button mushroom and produces masses sticky conidia. Humans are an important vector in spread this farms. Three hand cleaning treatments (tap water, liquid soap alcohol-based sanitisers (ABHSs)) were evaluated for their effectiveness at eliminating conidia L. from a contaminated index finger. The highly efficacious reducing number vi...

Biological control using entomopathogenic fungi could be a promising alternative to chemical control. Entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin, Lecanicillium lecanii (Zimmerm.) Zare and Gams, and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Wize) Brown and Smith, were tested for their pathogenicity, ovicidal effect, and median lethal concentrat...