The Effect of Bean Seed Treatment with Entomopathogenic Fungus on Soil Microarthropods (Acari, Collembola).

The treatment of agricultural crops with entomopathogenic fungi may disturb the structure of soil microarthropod communities, which can have an adverse impact on soil fertility and, ultimately, on the yield. The effect of the treatment of broad bean ( L.) seeds, with the entomopathogenic fungus , on the abundance and community structure of soil microarthropods in the rhizosphere was assessed in different phases of plant vegetation in a two-year experiment.

Comparative Analysis of Epicuticular Lipids in and : A Possible Role in Susceptibility to Entomopathogenic Fungi.

Cuticular lipids protect insects from desiccation and may determine resistance to fungal pathogens. Nonetheless, the trade-off between these lipid functions is still poorly understood. The migratory locust and the Italian locust have dissimilar hygrothermal preferences: inhabits areas near water bodies with a reed bed, and exploits a wide range of habitats and prefers steppes and semideserts with the predominance of sagebrushes.

Effect of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana on the Development of Faba Bean (Vicia faba) Diseases in the Field Conditions.

Several ascomycetous entomopathogenic fungi, including species in the genera Beauveria, are plant symbionts/endophytes and are termed as endophytic insect-pathogenic fungi. It was shown that the fungus Beauveria bassiana (BBK-1 strain) successfully colonized Vicia faba bean plants in laboratory and field conditions of Western Siberia. The B.

Distribution and Diversity of in Boreal Forests of Northern European Russia.

The distribution and genetic diversity of 91 of isolates collected during a long-term survey in boreal forests of northern European Russia was studied. Based on morphological and sequence analysis of TEF and Bloc loci, three spp. were identified: , and , with abundance of 81, 11, and 8%, respectively.