title: Risks of Mycotoxins from Mycoinsecticides to Humans.
abstract: There are more than thirty mycotoxins produced by fungal entomopathogens. Totally, they belong to two classes, NRP and PK mycotoxins. Most of mycotoxins have not been paid sufficient attention yet. Generally, mycotoxins do not exist in mycoinsecticide and might not be released to environments unless entomogenous fungus proliferates and produces mycotoxins in host insects or probably in plants. Some mycotoxins, destruxins as an example, are decomposed in host insects before they, with the insect's cadavers together, are released to environments. Many species of fungal entomopathogens have the endophytic characteristics. But we do not know if fungal entomopathogens produce mycotoxins in plants and release them to environments. On the contrary, the same mycotoxins produced by phytopathogens such as Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus spp. have been paid enough concerns. In conclusion, mycotoxins from mycoinsecticides have limited ways to enter environments. The risks of mycotoxins from mycoinsecticides contaminating foods are controllable.
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
authors.forename: Qiongbo
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
authors.forename: Fuxia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Yuping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009183:Mycotoxins