Description
About This Mushroom Liquid Culture
Our Entomopathogenic 5 Pack is a premium mushroom liquid culture: live, lab-verified mycelium suspended in sterile nutrient broth and ready to inoculate your grow medium. Each set ships with sterile needles for clean, reliable transfers.
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Product Summary
- Five 10–12cc liquid culture syringes
- Includes: Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Cordyceps militaris, Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala, Polycephalomyces species
- Each syringe contains viable mycelium in sterile nutrient broth
- Store liquid culture syringes at normal room temperature in the original packaging for 6 or more months.
- Ships with sterile needles
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Pack Overview
The Entomopathogenic Mushroom Cultures 5 Pack brings together five fungal species that infect and kill insects, the entomopathogenic fungi that have attracted research interest from entomologists, biocontrol scientists, and mycologists working on host-pathogen dynamics. Every species in this pack infects insects through a different mechanism or targets different host groups, giving researchers a comprehensive comparative collection. This pack is not for culinary cultivation.
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Included Species
Beauveria bassiana Liquid Culture
Beauveria bassiana is the most broadly applied entomopathogenic fungus in commercial biocontrol, it is formulated as an approved organic biopesticide used against soil-dwelling grubs, aphids, thrips, whiteflies, and dozens of other insect pests. The white muscardine spores visible on infected insects gave rise to the name of the disease it causes. We carry this for researchers and biocontrol practitioners.
Beauveria bassiana — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host range | Broad — effective against hundreds of insect species |
| Commercial status | Approved organic biopesticide; widely formulated globally |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Beauveria bassiana Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Cordycipitaceae
- Genus: Beauveria
- Species: Beauveria bassiana
Metarhizium anisopliae Liquid Culture
Metarhizium anisopliae produces the green muscardine disease in infected insects and is one of the most studied entomopathogenic fungi globally. It is particularly effective against soil-dwelling larvae and has a broad host range that includes multiple crop pest species. Research interest has expanded to include soil ecology and plant-growth promotion beyond strict biocontrol applications.
Metarhizium anisopliae — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host range | Broad; particularly effective against soil-dwelling larvae |
| Research breadth | Biocontrol, soil ecology, plant growth promotion |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Metarhizium anisopliae Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Clavicipitaceae
- Genus: Metarhizium
- Species: Metarhizium anisopliae
Cordyceps militaris Liquid Culture
Cordyceps militaris infects lepidopteran pupae and larvae in the wild but can be cultivated on grain substrate without a live host, making it the only species in this pack with standard fruiting body cultivation potential. Including it here gives researchers working on the entomopathogenic Cordyceps group a cultivatable comparison species alongside the obligate-host species in the pack.
Cordyceps militaris — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host | Lepidopteran pupae and larvae in wild; cultivatable on grain without host |
| Unique value | Only species in this pack that can be fruited on grain substrate |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Cordyceps militaris Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Cordycipitaceae
- Genus: Cordyceps
- Species: Cordyceps militaris
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala Liquid Culture
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala is the wasp-parasitizing Cordyceps relative that targets adult social wasps rather than larvae, a different life history strategy from the other Ophiocordyceps species. It has attracted attention from researchers studying the evolution of host manipulation behavior in entomopathogenic fungi.
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host | Adult wasps — targets adults rather than larvae; distinct life history strategy |
| Research value | Host manipulation behavior and evolution in entomopathogenic fungi |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
- Genus: Ophiocordyceps
- Species: Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala
Polycephalomyces species Liquid Culture
Polycephalomyces is a genus of entomopathogenic and mycoparasitic fungi that infects both insects and other fungi, an unusual dual-host biology that has attracted research interest from mycologists studying fungal parasitism and host-specificity evolution. We carry this culture for researchers working on the full range of entomopathogenic fungal diversity.
Polycephalomyces species — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host biology | Infects both insects and other fungi — dual-host biology |
| Research value | Fungal parasitism, host-specificity evolution |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Polycephalomyces species Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
- Genus: Polycephalomyces
- Species: Polycephalomyces sp.
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Cultivation Overview
All five species in the Entomopathogenic pack are research cultures, not culinary cultivation targets. None can be fruited on grain or substrate without live insect hosts except Cordyceps militaris. All syringes ship from our McConnell, Illinois lab ready to inoculate.
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Description
About This Mushroom Liquid Culture
Our Entomopathogenic 5 Pack is a premium mushroom liquid culture: live, lab-verified mycelium suspended in sterile nutrient broth and ready to inoculate your grow medium. Each set ships with sterile needles for clean, reliable transfers.
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Product Summary
- Five 10–12cc liquid culture syringes
- Includes: Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Cordyceps militaris, Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala, Polycephalomyces species
- Each syringe contains viable mycelium in sterile nutrient broth
- Store liquid culture syringes at normal room temperature in the original packaging for 6 or more months.
- Ships with sterile needles
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Pack Overview
The Entomopathogenic Mushroom Cultures 5 Pack brings together five fungal species that infect and kill insects, the entomopathogenic fungi that have attracted research interest from entomologists, biocontrol scientists, and mycologists working on host-pathogen dynamics. Every species in this pack infects insects through a different mechanism or targets different host groups, giving researchers a comprehensive comparative collection. This pack is not for culinary cultivation.
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Included Species
Beauveria bassiana Liquid Culture
Beauveria bassiana is the most broadly applied entomopathogenic fungus in commercial biocontrol, it is formulated as an approved organic biopesticide used against soil-dwelling grubs, aphids, thrips, whiteflies, and dozens of other insect pests. The white muscardine spores visible on infected insects gave rise to the name of the disease it causes. We carry this for researchers and biocontrol practitioners.
Beauveria bassiana — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host range | Broad — effective against hundreds of insect species |
| Commercial status | Approved organic biopesticide; widely formulated globally |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Beauveria bassiana Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Cordycipitaceae
- Genus: Beauveria
- Species: Beauveria bassiana
Metarhizium anisopliae Liquid Culture
Metarhizium anisopliae produces the green muscardine disease in infected insects and is one of the most studied entomopathogenic fungi globally. It is particularly effective against soil-dwelling larvae and has a broad host range that includes multiple crop pest species. Research interest has expanded to include soil ecology and plant-growth promotion beyond strict biocontrol applications.
Metarhizium anisopliae — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host range | Broad; particularly effective against soil-dwelling larvae |
| Research breadth | Biocontrol, soil ecology, plant growth promotion |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Metarhizium anisopliae Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Clavicipitaceae
- Genus: Metarhizium
- Species: Metarhizium anisopliae
Cordyceps militaris Liquid Culture
Cordyceps militaris infects lepidopteran pupae and larvae in the wild but can be cultivated on grain substrate without a live host, making it the only species in this pack with standard fruiting body cultivation potential. Including it here gives researchers working on the entomopathogenic Cordyceps group a cultivatable comparison species alongside the obligate-host species in the pack.
Cordyceps militaris — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host | Lepidopteran pupae and larvae in wild; cultivatable on grain without host |
| Unique value | Only species in this pack that can be fruited on grain substrate |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Cordyceps militaris Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Cordycipitaceae
- Genus: Cordyceps
- Species: Cordyceps militaris
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala Liquid Culture
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala is the wasp-parasitizing Cordyceps relative that targets adult social wasps rather than larvae, a different life history strategy from the other Ophiocordyceps species. It has attracted attention from researchers studying the evolution of host manipulation behavior in entomopathogenic fungi.
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host | Adult wasps — targets adults rather than larvae; distinct life history strategy |
| Research value | Host manipulation behavior and evolution in entomopathogenic fungi |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
- Genus: Ophiocordyceps
- Species: Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala
Polycephalomyces species Liquid Culture
Polycephalomyces is a genus of entomopathogenic and mycoparasitic fungi that infects both insects and other fungi, an unusual dual-host biology that has attracted research interest from mycologists studying fungal parasitism and host-specificity evolution. We carry this culture for researchers working on the full range of entomopathogenic fungal diversity.
Polycephalomyces species — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Host biology | Infects both insects and other fungi — dual-host biology |
| Research value | Fungal parasitism, host-specificity evolution |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Polycephalomyces species Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
- Genus: Polycephalomyces
- Species: Polycephalomyces sp.
Entomopathogenic Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Cultivation Overview
All five species in the Entomopathogenic pack are research cultures, not culinary cultivation targets. None can be fruited on grain or substrate without live insect hosts except Cordyceps militaris. All syringes ship from our McConnell, Illinois lab ready to inoculate.