Verticilium Lecanii

We make and supply of Verticilium Lecanii in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Verticilium lecanii is an entomopathogenic fungus and it is widely used as a component of biological systems in agricultural crop defense. This bio-pesticide fungus which affects various species of phytophages especially on aphids, mealy bugs, thrips, mites and nematodes.

Mode of action:

The entomopathogenic fungus infects phytophages by means of penetration into insect epidermis. The spores of V. lecanii germinate on insects and fungus strings (hyphae). Usually they grow on the sweet excretions of whiteflies (the products of life activity) or on carbohydrates, which are added in biopesticides.

As a result of it, insects commit as if autoinfection. The fungus is also able to direct its hypha growth directly to the insects escaping this external phase. Further, the inside development of the fungus kills the insect. Although it is rather difficult to determine the exact cause of death the main factors resulting in lethal outcomes are: the mechanical destroying of respiratory ways and hemolymph circulation, the exhaustion of nutrient reserves and the breaking of organ functions, the synthesis of specific proteins by the fungus inside the insect.