Beauveria bassiana
A species of Beauveria Scientific name : Beauveria bassiana Genus : Beauveria
Beauveria bassiana, A species of Beauveria
Scientific name: Beauveria bassiana
Genus: Beauveria
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Description
The fungus known as beauveria bassiana has a surprising application for human agriculture. Naturally occurring in soil, it parasitizes many insect species, causing “white muscadine disease” and killing its host rather swiftly. It is therefore deliberately applied to some crops as a biological pesticide, and commercial strains have been developed to affect wider ranges of insect species.
Habitat
Beauveria bassiana is a parasitic fungus that can be found on various insects such as aphids, whiteflies, termites. thrips, grasshoppers, and certain types of beetles. Once it comes in contact with its host, the fungus grows inside the insect's body which leads to death just in a few days.
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General Info
Habitat
Beauveria bassiana is a parasitic fungus that can be found on various insects such as aphids, whiteflies, termites. thrips, grasshoppers, and certain types of beetles. Once it comes in contact with its host, the fungus grows inside the insect's body which leads to death just in a few days.
Habit
Parasitic
Substrate
On insects
Spore Print
White
How to identify it?
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Sac fungi Class
Sordariomycetes Order
Hypocreales Family
Cordycipitaceae Genus
Beauveria Species
Beauveria bassiana