Kasugamycin has the characteristics of broad spectrum,high efficiency and low toxicity.As a safe agricultural antibiotic,it is listed as one of the recommended pesticides for pollution-free agricultural products.Currently,there are 90 related pesticides that have been registered.The registered crops including rice,tomato,and potato,they are mainly used to control rice blast (Pyricularia oryae).This article reviews the physical and chemical properties,biological activities,mechanism of action,biosynthetic pathways,and others of kasugamycin.