Comparing virulence of North American Beauveria brongniartii and commercial pathogenic fungi against Asian longhorned beetles

In the USA, the development and field application of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) to control the invasive Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) have been hampered because it was unknown whether this fungal species is native to North America. With the recent confirmation of the occurrence of B. brongniartii in North America there is renewed interest in this species, particularly as it is an effective pathogen of cerambycids in Japan.