What Is Beauveria bassiana strain GHA?
Beauveria bassiana strain GHA is a microbial pest control agent in the end-use products Botanigard ES and Botanigard 22 WP. These end-use products provide control of whitefly, aphids and thrips on greenhouse ornamentals and vegetables. Beauveria bassiana is a fungus that grows naturally in soils throughout the world and acts as a parasite on various insect species. B. bassiana is a “generalist entomopathogenic fungi”, which is a fungus that causes a disease in many types of insects. In the case of B. bassiana, it causes a disease called “white muscardine disease” in most insects. While insects living in or near the soil have evolved natural defences against this fungus as it is common in their natural environment, it can be used as a biological insecticide against most other insects.
