Purpureocillium lilacinum (entomopathogen)

Hypocreales • Sordariomycetes • Ascomycota • entomopath. fungi • Diseases of pests • Beneficials

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Purpureocillium lilacinum (Thom) Luangsa-Ard, Hywel-Jones and Samson 2011 (for pest control)

The fungus can infect different insect pests. It is also an important egg parasite of plant parasitic nematodes and an antagonist of plant diseases.