Isaria fumosorosea

Isaria fumosorosea
Illustration of Isaria fumosorosea by Casimir Wize.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Cordycipitaceae
Genus: Isaria
Species:
I. fumosorosea
Binomial name
Isaria fumosorosea
Wize (1904)
Synonyms
  • Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Wize) A.H.S. Br. & G. Sm. (1957)
  • Spicaria fumosorosea (Wize) Vassiljevsky (1929)

Isaria fumosorosea is an entomopathogenic fungus, formerly known as Paecilomyces fumosoroseus. It shows promise as a biological pesticide with an extensive host range.

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