Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Kwang Shik Choi 1* and Hee-Young Jung 2
1College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
2College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
Correspondence to ksc@knu.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June, 2015, 43(2):77-87.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2015.43.2.77
Received: June 12, 2015; Revised: June 14, 2015; Accepted: June 17, 2015
Published: June, 2015.
© The Korean Society of Mycology
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Insects are commonly infected by fungal diseases and are mostly susceptible to them. Increasing levels of insecticide resistance has recently become an issue for control programs; thus, research has focused on mosquito control using entomopathogenic fungi, including fungal pathogens such as Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Lagenidium giganteum. Review discusses entomopathogenic fungi related to control programs for mosquito transmitted vector-borne diseases such as dengue, filariasis, malaria, and yellow fever, and how to use entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito control.
Entomopathogenic fungi, Fungal disease, Mosquito control