Evaluation of mycoparasitic <i>Trichoderma atroviride</i> and entomopathogenic <i>Aspergillus niger</i> as potential bioinsecticides against the dengue vector, <i>Aedes aegypti</i>.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Over the past three decades, dengue disease incidence has significantly increased worldwide, creating serious public health concerns. The principal mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, exhibits resistance to commonly used insecticides, reducing the efficacy of vector control measures. Thus, the necessity for alternate strategies is critical. Using bioinsecticides such as entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) is one such strategy. This study details the evaluation of mycoparasitic Trichoderma atroviride and entomopathogenic Aspergillus niger against pyrethroid-resistant and pyrethroid-susceptible Ae. aegypti populations.

Materials and methods

Molecular identification of the isolated entomopathogenic fungal strains was done using ITS-rDNA sequence da

SUBMITTER: Banduwardena AVRC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038353 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature