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- Title
New Fungal Strain Spells Trouble for Caterpillar Pests.
- Authors
Becker, Hank
- Abstract
Reports on the Beauveria bassiana fungus also known as BB-1200 discovered by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) that can curb lepidopteran or caterpillar pest species in the United States. Commercial biocontrol products which resulted from the agreement between ARS and Mycotech Corporation; Number of strains of bassiana tested by ARS scientists from 1998-1999; Purpose of the continuing laboratory testing of the BB-1200 strain.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BIOLOGICAL pest control; MYCOTECH Corp.; UNITED States. Agricultural Research Service; CATERPILLARS
- Publication
Agricultural Research, 2000, Vol 48, Issue 11, p12
- ISSN
0002-161X
- Publication type
Article