Nature microbiologyMetarhiziumAnimalsMosquito ControlFemaleAedes
Engineered Metarhizium fungi produce longifolene to attract and kill mosquitoes.
Dan Tang, Jiani Chen, Yubo Zhang, Xingyuan Tang, Xinmiao Wang, Chaonan Yu, Xianxian Cheng, Junwei Zhang, Wenqi Shi, Qing Zhen, Shuxing Liu, Yizhou Huang, Jiali Ning, Guoding Zhu, Meichun Zhang
Published: 202510.1038/s41564-025-02155-9
Abstract
Chemical insecticides have been the primary method of mosquito control, but in recent years, mosquitoes have become resistant to these compounds. Metarhizium fungi are emerging as promising alternatives and can kill mosquitoes with a small number of…
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