Protecting crops against pests and diseases is essential to ensure a secure food supply. Around 95 percent of food comes from conventional agriculture, which uses chemical pesticides to keep crops ...

Researchers have discovered how Trichoderma asperellum, a fungal pathogen, kills the larvae of female anopheles mosquitoes, which spread malaria 1. The researchers found that the spores of the ...

Lallemand has filed a patent for a preparation that stabilizes fungal spores. The formulation includes a glycerophospholipid and spores of a fungal microorganism. The composition can be in the form of ...

Some organic pesticides contain live spores of the fungus Trichoderma to suppress other pathogens. Researchers found one Trichoderma species can cause severe rot in cobs of maize (corn). Protecting ...