green muscardine

[‚grēn ′məs·kər‚dēn]

(invertebrate zoology)

A disease of the European corn borer, the wheat cockchafer, and other insects caused by the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae.

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Plant Protection

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The Department of Agriculture Regional Crop Protection Center gave farmers a technical briefing as to how a biological control agent called green muscardine fungus (metharhizium anisopliae) should be introduced to destroy the bugs, Mundo said.

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Forbes said there are plans to explore applying green muscardine fungus to the fallen trees as a way to kill beetles.

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Similarly Ascomycete, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin, present in the soil also acting as a causal agent for "green muscardine" of insects, is an important pathogen for the biological control of pests [10, 11].

Application of bait treated with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) sorokin for the control of Microcerotermes diversus Silv