United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Stefan T Jaronski

Mark A Jackson

Gadi Reddy

Microsclerotia of entomopathogenic fungi, includingspecies,species, andspecies, may be produced. These microsclerotia are effective for the control of a wide variety of insect pests, particularly soil-dwelling insect pests.

Composition of entomopathogenic fungus and method of production and application for insect control

Novel strains ofandhave been isolated from wheat stem sawfly and demonstrated to endophytically colonize wheat and kill wheat stem sawfly and Hessian fly larvae diapausing in the stems of the wheat. Biocontrol compositions containing at least one of these fungal strains in an effective amount to kill wheat stem sawfly and Hessian fly larvae are generated. One can apply at least of these fungal strains or a biocontrol composition containing at least one of these fungal strains to a grain crop field or land where wheat stem sawfly and Hessian fly larvae live in order to kill the larvae and to reduce the population of the diapausing wheat stem sawfly and Hessian fly larvae.

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Sydney, MT, United States of America

Stefan T Jaronski