Cordyceps tenuipes (entomopathogen)

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

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pupa (Hespieriidae) killed by Cordyceps tenuipes (syn. Isaria tenuipes) with synnemata growing out of the body (click on image to enlarge it)
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Cordyceps tenuipes (entomopathogen) (Peck) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017

This fungus is regarded as a beneficial natural enemy of pest insects and infects various insect species, mainly from the orders Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. During epizootics more than 50% of the insects can become infected (e.g. Mascarin et al., 2017). In eastern Asia, the synnemata of the fungus (see illustration on the right) are used for medicinal purposes and the fungus is grown on silkworms.

Synonyms:
Isaria tenuipes
Paecilomyces tenuipes