Entomopathogenic fungi and insect behaviour: from unsuspecting hosts to targeted vectors
Entomopathogenic fungi and insect behaviour: from unsuspecting hosts to targeted vectors
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DOI：
10.1007/s10526-009-9238-5
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发表时间：
2010-02-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Pell, Judith K.
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作者：
Baverstock, Jason;Roy, Helen E.;Pell, Judith K.
昆虫对真菌病原体的行为反应将直接影响真菌作为生物防治剂的功效。在本文中，我们描述了对昆虫与昆虫病原真菌相互作用有重要影响的两个过程：(a)目标昆虫检测和避免真菌病原体的能力和(b)真菌病原体在宿主昆虫之间的传播。昆虫和昆虫病原真菌之间的行为相互作用描述了各种真菌病原体，从市售生物农药到非配方自然发生的病原体。然后描述了使用传播装置用昆虫病原真菌污染昆虫的人工操纵昆虫行为。讨论了昆虫行为对使用真菌病原体作为生物防治剂的影响。
The behavioural response of an insect to a fungal pathogen will have a direct effect on the efficacy of the fungus as a biological control agent. In this paper we describe two processes that have a significant effect on the interactions between insects and entomopathogenic fungi: (a) the ability of target insects to detect and avoid fungal pathogens and (b) the transmission of fungal pathogens between host insects. The behavioural interactions between insects and entomopathogenic fungi are described for a variety of fungal pathogens ranging from commercially available bio-pesticides to non-formulated naturally occurring pathogens. The artificial manipulation of insect behaviour using dissemination devices to contaminate insects with entomopathogenic fungi is then described. The implications of insect behaviour on the use of fungal pathogens as biological control agents are discussed.