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Importance of Fungi in Human Life

Fungal Insecticides

Fungal Insecticides

The emerald ash borer is an insect that attacks ash trees. It is in turn parasitized by a pathogenic fungus that holds promise as a biological insecticide. The parasitic fungus appears as white fuzz on the body of the insect.

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