Identification
• Insects that have a distinctly fuzzy appearance,
and/or are discolored are likely the victims of a fungal disease. Common examples are the window pane fungus and Beauvaria bassiana.

Host range
• Fungi can be host-specific (infect only one or a few types of insects) or generalists (infect a wide variety of insects).

Life cycle
• Fungal life cycles vary from very simple to very complex. Transmission from an infected host to a susceptible host is the result of a spore that germinates on the body wall of the susceptible host, sends a germ tube into the body cavity, thus beginning the infection.

Other information
• Most entomologists believe that fungi are a prime factor in keeping many insect populations in check.