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Amazon Fungi Infect Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes

Amazon Fungi Infect Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes

Beauveria, Metarhizium

What they found

Native Amazon fungi infected malaria mosquitoes at rates of 80% to 100% within 48 hours.

Native Amazon fungi infected malaria mosquitoes at rates of 80% to 100% within 48 hours.

The number

infection rates between 80% and 100%

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Animal – insect study

Animal – insect study

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Anopheles aquasalis, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae

Anopheles aquasalis, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae

Published in

media.malariaworld.org

media.malariaworld.org

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Mosquito Control

Mosquito Control

Fungi from Brazil’s Fiocruz Amazônia Collection successfully infected Anopheles aquasalis, a key malaria vector, within 48 hours. Four strains of entomopathogenic fungi, including Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, showed infection rates between 80% and 100%, depending on the dose and strain. These native fungi caused visible mycosis in adult mosquitoes.

Fungi from Brazil’s Fiocruz Amazônia Collection successfully infected Anopheles aquasalis, a key malaria vector, within 48 hours. Four strains of entomopathogenic fungi, including Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, showed infection rates between 80% and 100%, depending on the dose and strain. These native fungi caused visible mycosis in adult mosquitoes.

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