Hijacked: Co-option of host behavior by entomophthoralean fungi.

The article offers information on the fungal epizootics infection caused by Entomophthora muscae in flies. Topics include belonging of arthropod pathogenic fungi to the phylum Entomophthoromycotina and are ascomycetes; commonly witnessed epizootics caused by entomophthoralean species infecting flies, aphids, and grasshoppers; and starting of infection with the germination of a conidium.