Myco-Biocontrol of Insect Pests: Factors Involved, Mechanism, and Regulation

Figure 1

Depiction of the infection process in B. bassiana: structure of the insect cuticle and mode of penetration of fungal hyphae. Formation of the appressorium from the conidia helps in cuticle invasion and subsequent hyphal penetration to the haemocoel. Tissue invasion by hyphae and proliferation of hyphal bodies leads to insect death.