Isolation, Behavioral Identification, and Pathogenicity Assessment of Entomopathogenic Fungi from a Forest Wood BorerYifei Qu *1,2, Shengxin Wu *1,2, Liqin Zhang 1,2, Jianting Fan *1, Chihang Cheng *2,3
1School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, 2Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, Huzhou University, 3Department of Biology, Lund University
Here we present a protocol for obtaining entomopathogenic fungi from a forest wood borer and a substitutive way to evaluate their entomopathogenic activities using a Coleopteran model insect. This method is efficient and convenient for exploring entomopathogenic fungal resources from wood-boring insect pests in natural forests.
