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Metarhizium majus
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About
Metarhizium majus is the name given to a group of fungal isolates that are known to be virulent against Scarabaeidae, a family of beetles. Previously, this species has had variety status in Metarhizium anisopliae and its name is derived from characteristically very large spores for the genus Metarhizium. There has been considerable interest in developing isolates of this species into mycoinsecticides: especially against the coconut and oil palm beetle pest Oryctes in SE Asia, the Pacific region and Africa.
- Family
- Clavicipitaceae
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- Name
- Metarhizium majus
- Slug
- metarhizium-majus
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Clavicipitaceae
- Genus
- Metarhizium
- Species
- majus
- Wikidata QID
- Q3917223
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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