Beauveria bassiana (entomopathogen)
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Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. (1912) - (white muscardine)
This fungus is regarded as a very common entomopathogen which infects many species of insects as well as an important biocontrol agent. It is produced commercially by various companies.
Molecular studies have shown that the species is actually a complex of related species, see Rehner et al., 2011.
Synonyms:
Beauveria sulfurescens
Cordyceps bassiana
- Other images of Beauveria bassiana (entomopathogen) (IPM Images - click to enlarge)
infected armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta) together with an uninfected larva
Curculio caryae larvae at different stages of infection (left healthy, right final sporulation)
pecan weevils (Curculio caryae) at different stages of infection
galleries with Scolytus multistriatus larvae killed by B. bassiana
