Verticillium longisporum (VL) is one of the most devastating diseases in important oil crops from the family of Brassicaceae. The fungus resides for much time of its life cycle in the extracellular fluid of the vascular system, where it cannot be controlled by conventional fungicides. To obtain insights into the biology of VL-plant interaction in the apoplast, the secretome consisting of the ex...

Fungal entomopathogens are widely distributed across natural and managed systems, with numerous host species and likely a wide range of community impacts. While the potential for fungal pathogens to provide biological control has been explored in some detail, less is known about their community interactions. Here we investigate the effects of fungal epizootics of the entomopathogen Lecanicilliu...

The histopathological changes of the second instar nymph of the mealybug Phenacoccus fraxinus infected with Lecanicillium lecanii strain 3.4505 were investigated using light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The results demonstrated that L. lecanii 3.4505 could infect P. fraxinus in a short period. At 24 h post-inoculation, the conidia of L. lecanii 3.4505 adhered to the indented ...

The occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi isolated from stored grain insect pests sampled from various geographical regions of Punjab, Pakistan, was investigated. In total, 25,720 insects from six different species were evaluated, and 195 isolates from 24 different fungal species were recovered. These included the Ascomycetes Beauveria bassiana sensu lato (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavic...

Abstract: There are certain saprophytic fungi in the soil able to develop an antagonistic effect against eggs of parasites. Some of these fungal species are ingested by animals during grazing, and survive in their feces after passing through the digestive tract. To identify and isolate ovicidal fungi in the feces of wild captive animals, a total of 60 fecal samples were taken from different wil...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are involved in microbial interspecies communication and the mode of action various antagonistic interactions. They important for balancing host-microbe interactions provide basis developing biological control strategies to plant pathogens. We studied between bacterial antagonist Serratia plymuthica HRO-C48 three fungal pathogens Rhizoctonia solani, Leptosphaer...

The growth of entomopathogenic fungi Lecanicillium lecanii is strongly related to the media in increasing sporulation, enhancing its effectiveness infecting target pests. This study aims obtain L. propagation with highest conidia production, and increased virulence on Cylas formicarius . first stage alternative selection consists of: Potato Dextrose Agar; maize, rice; bran. second infectivity b...

The current study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of entomopathogenic fungus Lecanicillium lecanii (1×106) spore per gram control Dacus ciliatus on summer squash cucurbita pepo in two different stations ( Tanjaro and Tainal ) Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region-Iraq, greenhouses during July November, 2021, Set up a yellow sticky trap both sides from each greenhouse determine time appearance...