Journal of invertebrate pathologyAnimalsPest ControlBiologicalInsectaApicomplexa
Observations on morphological, physiological, and behavioural changes induced by protozoan infections in certain storage insect pests.
Ahlam Ahmed Alfazairy, Yasien Mohamed Gamal El-Abed, Hanan Mohamed Ramadan, Hedaya Hamza Karam, Esmat Mohamed Hegazi
Published: 202610.1016/j.jip.2025.108498
Abstract
Entomopathogenic protozoans are, to a large extent, host specific, and through acute or chronic infections they negatively alter host reproductive fitness, metabolism, immune response, juvenile hormonal balance, and host development. Hence, these ent…
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