02512naa a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400350006010000200009524501420011526000090025750000580026652015590032465000300188365000170191365000160193065000210194665000200196765000240198765000200201165300160203170000170204770000270206470000240209170000120211570000200212777300630214721151182019-11-25       2019    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1016/j.jip.2018.01.0012DOI1 aMASCARIN, G. M.  aCurrent status and perspectives of fungal entomopathogens used for microbial control of arthropod pests in Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2019  aNa publicação: Ítalo Delalibera Jr., Marcos Faria.  aAbstract: Entomopathogenic fungi play a central role in Brazil?s biopesticide market. Approximately 50% of registered microbial biopesticides comprise mycoinsecticides and/or mycoacaricides consisting of hypocrealean fungi, with most based on Metarhizium anisopliae sensu stricto (s. str.) and Beauveria bassiana s. str. These fungi are mainly used to control spittlebugs in sugarcane fields and whiteflies in row crops, respectively, with annual applications surpassing three million hectares. Research also emphasizes the potential of fungal entomopathogens to manage arthropod vectors of human diseases. Most registered fungal formulations comprise wettable powders or technical (non-formulated) products, with relatively few new developments in formulation technology. Despite the large area treated with mycoinsecticides (i.e., approx. 2?million?ha of sugarcane treated with M. anisopliae and 1.5?million?ha of soybean treated with B. bassiana), their market share remains small compared with the chemical insecticide market. Nevertheless, several major agricultural companies are investing in fungus-based products with the aim at achieving more sustainable IPM programs for major pests in both organic and conventional crops. Government and private research groups are pursuing innovative technologies for mass production, formulation, product stability and quality control, which will support cost-effective commercial mycoinsecticides. Here, we summarize the status of mycoinsecticides currently available in Brazil and discuss future prospects.  aBiological control agents  aFermentation  aHypocreales  aMycoinsecticides  aQuality control  aControle Biológico  aPraga de Planta  aFormulation1 aLOPES, R. B.1 aDELALIBERA JUNIOR, Í.1 aFERNANDES, E. K. K.1 aLUZ, C.1 aFARIA, M. R. de  tJournal of Invertebrate Pathologygv. 165, p. 46-53, 2019.