Entomopathogenic fungi are expected to play a role as great biological control agents in the global bio-pesticide market in the future. The first step is the collection of fungal isolates and it should be a platform for the development of highly effective biopesticides. In this work, we constructed a fungal library using a mealworm pathogenecity-based fungal collection method and further characterized some isolates with high virulence. A phylogenetic tree was generated, and of the isolates 17 isolates’ biological features were characterized, such as morphology, virulence against several insect, stability of conidia for heat, production of biologically active materials, such as enzymes. This work reports an attractive entomopathogenic fungal library including the information of effective isolates in pest management.

• Jong Cheol Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University)
• Sihyeon Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University)
• Mi Rong Lee(Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University)
• Seok Ju Lee(Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University)
• So Eun Park(Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University)
• Se Jin Lee(Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University)
• Jae Su Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University Plant Medical Research Center, Chonbuk National University)