The serious emergence of chemical-mediated residual toxicity and insect resistance have been enforced the regulation of synthetic pesticides. Future decisions to select more realistic control options probably depend on the speed of technological development in chemical and biological pesticides. Now, a strategic collaboration between synthetic pesticides and biopesticides has been progressed, such as distribution and R&D in collaboration and M&A for obtaining microbial resources. Recently registered microbial pesticides are entomopathogenic fungi in pest management. A concept of e-biopesticide could be properly combined with digital agriculture and accelerate the use of biological control agents in the future farming.

• Jae Su Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Mi Rong Lee(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Jong Cheol Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Sihyeon Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• So Eun Park(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Dongwei Li(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Sehyeon Baek(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Minsung Jo(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Tae Young Shin(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Leila Gasmi(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
• Junheon Kim(Divsion of Forest Insect Pest and Disease, National Institute of Forest Science)