Direct and Endophytic Effects of Fungal Entomopathogens for Sustainable Aphid Control: A Review

Frederic Francis (), Junior Corneille Fingu-Mabola and Ibtissem Ben Fekih
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Frederic Francis: Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-bio Tech, University of Liege, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
Junior Corneille Fingu-Mabola: Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-bio Tech, University of Liege, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
Ibtissem Ben Fekih: Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-bio Tech, University of Liege, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are cosmopolitan species of great interest in pest management due to their ability to cause epizooty in soil-dwelling and aboveground insects. Besides their direct effect against a wide host range of serious agricultural insect pests, such as aphids, a major emphasis has been placed on investigating the impact of EPF with endophytic traits (EIPF) on aboveground tripartite interactions between host plants, herbivores and beneficial insects. However, despite their valuable role in biocontrol processes, there is still more to explore about their diverse potential as ecofriendly biological control agents. Herein, we provide an overview of the meaningful role and faced challenges following the use of EPF and EIPF to control aphids.

Keywords: aphids; hypocrealean fungi; microbial control; multitrophic interactions; volatile organic compounds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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