Evaluation of additives to induce enzymatic activity of Beauveria bassiana conidia and improve insecticidal activity against Diatraea saccharalis

One important step during the infection process of entomopathogenic fungi is the degradation of the insect cuticle by the secretion of extracellular enzymes such as lipases, proteases and chitinases. Therefore, these enzymes are considered important virulence factors and their expression, excretion...