Evaluation of the virulence of entomopathogenic fungus, Isaria fumosorosea isolates against subterranean termites Coptotermes spp. (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Jessica ◽  
T. L. Peng ◽  
A. S. Sajap ◽  
S. H. Lee ◽  
S. A. Syazwan
Keyword(s):  
Entomopathogenic Fungus ◽  
Subterranean Termites ◽  
Isaria Fumosorosea

The effect of alkanes on the physiology and metabolism of the entomopathogenic fungus,Isaria fumosorosea

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 847-859
Author(s):  
Shaukat Ali ◽  
Muhammad Hamid Bashir ◽  
Shunxiang Ren ◽  
Zhen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Entomopathogenic Fungus ◽  
Isaria Fumosorosea

The Optimal Condition for Mass Production of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Isaria fumosorosea

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-400
Author(s):  
Ji Hee Han ◽  
Hye Ju Jeong ◽  
Moran Lee ◽  
Jae Yoon Kim ◽  
Dayeon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Condition ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Entomopathogenic Fungus ◽  
Isaria Fumosorosea

scholarly journals When to care and when to kill: termites shape their collective response based on stage of infection

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah E. Davis ◽  
Stefania Meconcelli ◽  
Renate Radek ◽  
Dino P. McMahon
Keyword(s):  
Spore Germination ◽  
Metarhizium Anisopliae ◽  
Entomopathogenic Fungus ◽  
Temporal Correlation ◽  
Reticulitermes Flavipes ◽  
Subterranean Termites ◽  
Collective Response ◽  
Social Behaviours

AbstractTermites defend their colonies from disease using an array of social behaviours, including allogrooming, cannibalism, and burial. We tested how groups of eastern subterranean termites (Reticulitermes flavipes) deploy these behaviours when presented with a nestmate at different stages of infection with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae. As expected, the termites groomed pathogen-exposed individuals significantly more than mock-treated controls; however, grooming levels were significantly higher after spore germination than before. Cannibalism became prevalent only after exposed termites became visibly ill, and burial was rarely observed. These results demonstrate that termites employ different strategies depending on the stage of infection that they encounter. Grooming intensity is linked not only to pathogen presence, but also to germination status, and, given the temporal correlation between cannibalism and visible signs of illness, the host may play a role in triggering its own sacrifice.

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