<i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control
Effective locust and grasshopper control is crucial as locust invasions have seriously threatened crops and food security since ancient times. However, the preponderance of chemical insecticides, effective and widely used today, is increasingly criticized as a result of their adverse effects on huma...
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| description | Effective locust and grasshopper control is crucial as locust invasions have seriously threatened crops and food security since ancient times. However, the preponderance of chemical insecticides, effective and widely used today, is increasingly criticized as a result of their adverse effects on human health and the environment. Alternative biological control methods are being actively sought to replace chemical pesticides. <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Synonyms: <i>Paranosema locustae</i>, <i>Antonospora locustae</i>), a protozoan pathogen of locusts and grasshoppers, was developed as a biological control agent as early as the 1980s. Subsequently, numerous studies have focused on its pathogenicity, host spectrum, mass production, epizootiology, applications, genomics, and molecular biology. Aspects of recent advances in <i>N. locustae</i> show that this entomopathogen plays a special role in locust and grasshopper management because it is safer, has a broad host spectrum of 144 orthopteran species, vertical transmission to offspring through eggs, long persistence in locust and grasshopper populations for more than 10 years, and is well adapted to various types of ecosystems in tropical and temperate regions. However, some limitations still need to be overcome for more efficient locust and grasshopper management in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4ea1d45581a4b61bc662abf3a1c7b422023-11-21T14:40:18ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-04-0111471110.3390/agronomy11040711<i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper ControlLong Zhang0Michel Lecoq1Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaCIRAD, UMR CBGP, F-34398 Montpellier, FranceEffective locust and grasshopper control is crucial as locust invasions have seriously threatened crops and food security since ancient times. However, the preponderance of chemical insecticides, effective and widely used today, is increasingly criticized as a result of their adverse effects on human health and the environment. Alternative biological control methods are being actively sought to replace chemical pesticides. <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Synonyms: <i>Paranosema locustae</i>, <i>Antonospora locustae</i>), a protozoan pathogen of locusts and grasshoppers, was developed as a biological control agent as early as the 1980s. Subsequently, numerous studies have focused on its pathogenicity, host spectrum, mass production, epizootiology, applications, genomics, and molecular biology. Aspects of recent advances in <i>N. locustae</i> show that this entomopathogen plays a special role in locust and grasshopper management because it is safer, has a broad host spectrum of 144 orthopteran species, vertical transmission to offspring through eggs, long persistence in locust and grasshopper populations for more than 10 years, and is well adapted to various types of ecosystems in tropical and temperate regions. However, some limitations still need to be overcome for more efficient locust and grasshopper management in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/4/711locustgrasshopperbiological control<i>Nosema locustae</i>applicationepizootics |
| spellingShingle | Long Zhang Michel Lecoq <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control Agronomy locust grasshopper biological control <i>Nosema locustae</i> application epizootics |
| title | <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control |
| title_full | <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control |
| title_fullStr | <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control |
| title_short | <i>Nosema locustae</i> (Protozoa, Microsporidia)<i>,</i> a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control |
| title_sort | i nosema locustae i protozoa microsporidia i i a biological agent for locust and grasshopper control |
| topic | locust grasshopper biological control <i>Nosema locustae</i> application epizootics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/4/711 |
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