ABSTRACT
The autodissemination that consists of using donor insects to disperse spores of entomopathogenic fungi toward other receiving insects has been scarcely studied in vectors. We have examined Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, and the dynamics of their copula-transferred fungus infections in the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. Here, we summarize the results of 8 years of investigation on autodissemination of fungi through copula in Ae. aegypti. We include the pros and cons of the concept and an analysis of its potential for the biological control of this important vector in global public health.
