Author(s)

Nallely San Juan-Maldonado¹, Silvia Rodríguez-Navarro¹, Alejandro Angel-Cuapio², José Norberto Vásquez Bonilla³, Juan Esteban Barranco-Florido^3*

¹Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, México.
²División de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/TES de Ecatepec, Ecatepec de Morelos, México.
³Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, México.

The use of entomopathogenic fungi (EF) in recent years has been highly effective against the different orders of insects considered pests of agricultural importance and their conidia have been commonly applied, but it has been reported that these are sensitive to the environmental conditions. For this reason, biopesticides products have been formulated based on secondary metabolites, recently. These biomolecules participate as biological control agent, such as: cyclic depsipeptides, amino acids, polyketides, polyphenols and terpenoids, affecting their morphology, life cycle and insect behavior. The use of secondary metabolites of entomopathogenic fungi opens the possibility of application in a more efficient way for the control of agricultural pests in a compatible with the environment and human health; therefore, it is important to know, analyzing the type of molecules, their effects, and their different methods of application.

Secondary Metabolites, Entomopathogenic Fungi, Biological Control Agent

Juan-Maldonado, N. , Rodríguez-Navarro, S. , Angel-Cuapio, A. , Bonilla, J. and Barranco-Florido, J. (2024) Secondary Metabolites of Entomopathogenic Fungi, Biological Alternative for the Control of Agricultural Pests and Disease: Present and Perspectives. Advances in Enzyme Research, 12, 1-15. doi: 10.4236/aer.2024.121001.