Testing Virulence of Different Species of Insect Associated Fungi against Yellow Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Their Potential Growth Stimulation to Maize.

This paper investigates 71 isolates of two genera of entomopathogens, and , and a biostimulative genus , for their ability to infect yellow mealworms () and to stimulate maize () growth. Fungal origin, host, and isolation methods were taken into account in virulence analysis as well. Isolates (1154) and (2121) showed the highest mortality (100%) against .