Entomopathogenic microorganisms in locusts and grasshoppers populations and prospects for their use for control of this pest group

• DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20202100025
• Publication Date: 2020-06-22T07:50:21Z
• Authors: Georgiy Lednev; Maxim Levchenko; Igor Kazartsev
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; QL1-991; Physiology; QP1-981; Microbiology; Zoology; 01 natural sciences; QR1-502; 3. Good health

Brief information on the main groups of microorganisms parasitizing on locusts and grasshoppers is given. It has been shown that viral and most bacterial infections have no practical prospects, both as natural regulators of density populations and as potential producers of bioinsecticides. Alpha-proteobacteria, entomophthoralean fungi and microsporidia may make some contributions as natural mechanisms of population dynamics. The most significant group as producers of biopesticides are anamorphic ascomycetes from the genera Metarhizium and Beauveria.