蜡蚧轮枝菌是一种和地理分布和寄主范围均比较广泛的昆虫病原真菌，能寄生于多种昆虫，最常见的有同翅目的蚜虫、粉虱、蚧壳虫等，缨翅目的蓟马，直翅目的蝗虫，半翅目的蝽蟓，双翅目的潜叶蝇和伊蚊等。
相对于金龟子绿僵菌和球孢白僵菌而言，对于蜡蚧轮枝菌的研究十分稀少。
Compared with Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, the study on Verticillium lecanii is scarce.
蜡蚧轮枝菌是同翅目蚜虫、粉虱和蚧类害虫的重要生防资源，可用于防治高附加值的茶叶上的主要害虫茶蚜。
It also can be applied to the control of the main pest such as tea aphids in the tea trees.
相对于金龟子绿僵菌和球孢白僵菌而言，蜡蚧轮枝菌的研究十分薄弱，克隆该菌致病相关基因的报道至今不多。
Compared with Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, the study on Verticillium lecanii is scarce and there have been few reports on cloning of infection related gene in this fungus.
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