Species
From BIOL 2P96 Jan 2013 Group 07
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Lecanicillium lecanii
Alternaria pellucida
Collectrichum gloeosporioides
Phytophthora palmivoraa
Trichoderma spp
Beauveria bassiana
conidia have been effectively used to control the southern fire ant, Solenopsis xyloni, and reduce their populations in urban environments. Shows the highest potential for the control of many urban pests.
Candida oleophila Strain O
Metarhizium anisopliae
when conidia are deposited in large quantities within the central portion of a termite nest, has the ability to kill the entire colony. when used in a pre-sporulation form, black and brown ants will bring it to the colony where it will later produce spores and infect the entire colony.
Paecilomyces fumosoroseus
newly discovered pathogen of some urban pests. possible uses in pest control remain to be studied.
Cordyceps blattae
highly pathogenic for the German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
Extras (Not on final wiki)
http://www.biopesticideindustryalliance.org/microbialfungi.php
http://www.biopesticideindustryalliance.org/microbialyeast.php