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Submitted to: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Publication Type: Review Article Publication Acceptance Date: 2/6/2008 Publication Date: 3/4/2008 Citation: Vega, F.E. 2008. Insect pathology and fungal entomopathogens. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 98:277-279. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Fungi that occur inside asymptomatic plant tissues are known as fungal endophytes. Different genera of fungal entomopathogens have been reported as naturally occurring fungal endophytes, and it has been shown that it is possible to inoculate plants with fungal entomopathogens, making them endophytic. Their mode of action against insect appears to be due to antibiosis or feeding deterrence. Research aimed at understanding the fungal ecology of entomopathogenic fungi, and their role as fungal endophytes, could lead to a new paradigm on how to successfully use these organisms in biological control programs. |
