Batkoa major

Batkoa major is a naturally occurring fungus.[1][2][3]

Batkoa major
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Entomophthoromycota
Class:
Entomophthoromycetes
Order:
Entomophthorales
Family:
Entomophthoraceae
Genus:
Batkoa
Species:
B. major
Binomial name
Batkoa major
(Thaxt.) Humber, 1989

Little is known about the pathogen. Found in the soil and belonging to the entomopathogenic fungi, the fungus enters insects' bodies upon contact. It then forms rhizoids to anchor its dead host to a tree as spores start to develop on the insect's outer body and short-lived infective spores are ejected. Traces of the infective spores are hard to find in the environment.[4][5]

The fungus has been studied as an environmentally-friendly insecticide to control pests such as the invasive spotted lanternfly. Other known targets include the pine beauty moth[6][7] and the potato leafhopper.[2][8]

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Bibliography

References
  1. "Batkoa major". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. "Batkoa major (Thaxt.) Humber 1989 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Batkoa major)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. Clifton, Eric H.; Castrillo, Louela A.; Gryganskyi, Andrii; Hajek, Ann E. (2019-05-07). "A pair of native fungal pathogens drives decline of a new invasive herbivore". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (19): 9178–9180. doi:10.1073/pnas.1903579116. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 31010927.
  5. "Destructive plant pest thwarted by two native fungi". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. (Barry), Hicks, B. J. (2001). The history and control of the pine beauty moth, Panolis flammea (D. & S.), (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Scotland from 1976 to 2000. OCLC 704106173.
  7. "Batkoa major". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. W., Onstad, D. Ecological Database of the World's Insect Pathogens (EDWIP). OCLC 1012509549.
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