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Role of Entomopathogenic Fungus in Pest Management

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Insect pests cause enormous damage to our crops. However, insects like other living things have their enemies in nature. Microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, and viruses also play a vital role in checking the insect population. Among which fungi parasitize the insects and cause severe epizootics than bacteria and viruses, and it is distributed worldwide. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many entomopathogenic fungi were examined as possible control agents for various insect pests. Entomopathogenic fungi belong to 750 species that cause infections in insects or mites. Fungus is very specific and belongs to the superkingdom Eukaryota. During the recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in entomopathogenic fungi caused by factors such as increasing insecticide resistance and environmental concerns over pesticide use. This has led to the isolation and identification of native isolates of fungi from a wide range of hosts. Many entomopathogenic fungi are relatively common and often induce epizootics and are therefore an important factor in regulating insect populations. The research has to be focused in mass multiplication and formulations of fungi using locally available cheap and cost-effective materials.

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Sujeetha, J.A.R.P., Sahayaraj, K. (2014). Role of Entomopathogenic Fungus in Pest Management. In: Sahayaraj, K. (eds) Basic and Applied Aspects of Biopesticides. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1877-7_3

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