Bio catch

Bio-Catch is a biological insecticide based on a selective strain of naturally-occurring entomopathogenic fungus, Verticillium lecanii. The product contains spores and mycelial fragments of V. lecanii and is available in liquid (1×109 CFU’s/ml) and powder (1×108 CFU’s/gm) formulation. The spore of the fungus, when it comes in contact with the cuticle (skin) of the target pest insect, germinates and grows directly through spiracle in the cuticle into the inner body of the host. The fungus by taking nutrients from the insect proliferates and colonizes the entire insect and thus drains the insects of nutrients and the infected insects eventually dies. Verticillium infects the insect on contact and does not need to be consumed by the host to cause infection.