Aw Kimberly Moon San, Hue Seow Mun
School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
J Fungi (Basel). 2017 Jun 7;3(2):30. doi: 10.3390/jof3020030.
Chemical insecticides have been commonly used to control agricultural pests, termites, and biological vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks. However, the harmful impacts of toxic chemical insecticides on the environment, the development of resistance in pests and vectors towards chemical insecticides, and public concern have driven extensive research for alternatives, especially biological control agents such as fungus and bacteria. In this review, the mode of infection of fungus on both terrestrial and aquatic insect larvae and how these interactions have been widely employed will be outlined. The potential uses of and biological control agents and molecular approaches to increase their virulence will be discussed.
化学杀虫剂一直被广泛用于控制农业害虫、白蚁以及诸如蚊子和蜱虫等生物媒介。然而，有毒化学杀虫剂对环境的有害影响、害虫和媒介对化学杀虫剂产生的抗性以及公众的关注，促使人们广泛开展对替代物的研究，尤其是诸如真菌和细菌等生物防治剂。在这篇综述中，将概述真菌对陆生和水生昆虫幼虫的感染方式以及这些相互作用是如何被广泛应用的。还将讨论生物防治剂的潜在用途以及提高其毒力的分子方法。
