Nosema locustae (Protozoa: Microsporidia)

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nosema Locustae

scholarly journals Nosema locustae (Protozoa, Microsporidia), a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 711
Author(s):  
Long Zhang ◽  
Michel Lecoq
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Protozoan Pathogen ◽  
Nosema Locustae ◽  
Host Spectrum ◽  
Chemical Pesticides ◽  
Orthopteran Species

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. Nosema locustae (Synonyms: Paranosema locustae, Antonospora locustae), 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 N. locustae 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.

Integration of Bait Formulations of Nosema locustae and Carbaryl for Control of Rangeland Grasshoppers12

1981 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome A. Onsager ◽  
N. E. Rees ◽  
J. E. Henry ◽  
R. Nelson Foster
Keyword(s):  
Nosema Locustae

Nosema locustae (Protozoa: Microsporidia)

2008 ◽  
pp. 2620-2620
Author(s):  
John L. Capinera ◽  
Marjorie A. Hoy ◽  
Paul W. Paré ◽  
Mohamed A. Farag ◽  
John T. Trumble ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Nosema Locustae
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