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Beauveria bassiana · biocontrol · Bemisia tabaci

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Beauveria bassiana, marketed for whiteflies, thrips, aphids, mealybugs”
Authors
Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
Year
2009
Publication
Pearson Prentice Hall
Page
332

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Beauveria bassiana as fungal entomopathogen controlling Bemisia tabaci via cuticle penetration is well-documented; Mycotrol/BotaniGard commercial formulations targeting whiteflies are established in US IPM.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “B. bassiana is a well-documented entomopathogenic fungus; cuticle-penetration mechanism against Bemisia tabaci and commercial formulations (Mycotrol/BotaniGard/Naturalis) are taxonomically and ecologically accurate.”

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