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entomopathogenic fungi

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002196

Fungus that infects and kills insects, and can be used as biopesticide.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002196
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsentomogenous fungi; insect mycopathogens; mycopathogens of insects
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoanimal pathogenic fungi; entomopathogens; biological control agents; Cordyceps militaris; Metarhizium anisopliae
TranslationsSpanish: hongos entomopatogénicos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002196",
  "term": "entomopathogenic fungi",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Fungus that infects and kills insects, and can be used as biopesticide.",
  "synonyms": [
    "entomogenous fungi",
    "insect mycopathogens",
    "mycopathogens of insects"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "animal pathogenic fungi",
    "entomopathogens",
    "biological control agents",
    "Cordyceps militaris",
    "Metarhizium anisopliae"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hongos entomopatogénicos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/entomopathogenic-fungi/"
}

Record 2,196 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.