Myco-Biocontrol of Insect Pests: Factors Involved, Mechanism, and Regulation

[摘要] The growing demand for reducing chemical inputs in agriculture and increasedresistance to insecticides have provided great impetus to the development ofalternative forms of insect-pest control. Myco-biocontrol offers an attractivealternative to the use of chemical pesticides. Myco-biocontrol agents are naturallyoccurring organisms which are perceived as less damaging to the environment. Theirmode of action appears little complex which makes it highly unlikely that resistancecould be developed to a biopesticide. Past research has shown some promise of theuse of fungi as a selective pesticide. The current paper updates us about the recentprogress in the field of myco-biocontrol of insect pests and their possible mechanismof action to further enhance our understanding about the biological control of insectpests.

[学科分类] 医学微生物学