The venom of Habrobracon hebetor induces alterations in host metabolism.

The ability of parasitic wasps to manipulate a host's metabolism is under active investigation. Components of venom play a major role in this process. In the present work, we studied the effect of the venom of the ectoparasitic wasp Habrobracon hebetor on the metabolism of the greater wax moth host (Galleria mellonella).

Links between Soil Bacteriobiomes and Fungistasis toward Fungi Infecting the Colorado Potato Beetle.

Entomopathogenic fungi can be inhibited by different soil microorganisms, but the effect of a soil microbiota on fungal growth, survival, and infectivity toward insects is insufficiently understood. We investigated the level of fungistasis toward and in soils of conventional potato fields and kitchen potato gardens. Agar diffusion methods, 16S rDNA metabarcoding, bacterial DNA quantification, and assays of survival in soils inoculated with fungal conidia were used.

The microsporidium Nosema pyrausta as a potent microbial control agent of the beet webworm Loxostege sticticalis.

The microsporidium Nosema pyrausta is an important mortality factor of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis. The present study was aimed at N. pyrausta virulence testing to the beet webworm (BW), Loxostege sticticalis.

Comparative analysis of the immune response of the wax moth Galleria mellonella after infection with the fungi Cordyceps militaris and Metarhizium robertsii.

Entomopathogenic fungi form different strategies of interaction with their insect hosts. The influence of fungal infection on insect physiology has mainly been studied for generalists (Metarhizium, Beauveria), but studies of specialized teleomorphic species, such as Cordyceps militaris, are rare. We conducted a comparative analysis of the immune reactions of the wax moth Galleria mellonella after injection with blastospores of C.

Combined effect of the entomopathogenic fungus and avermectins on the survival and immune response of larvae.

Combination of insect pathogenic fungi and microbial metabolites is a prospective method for mosquito control. The effect of the entomopathogenic fungus J.F.