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The authors thank J. Mitchell (University of Portsmouth, UK), D. Dent and H.C. Evans (both CABI Biosciences, UK) for advice and additional information. P.A.S. was sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK (BBSRC) through the Sustainable Arable LINK Programme with support from the following industrial partners: Home-Grown Cereals Authority, Horticulture Development Council, Processors' and Growers' Research Organisation, Sainsbury's plc, British Potato Council, and the National Institute for Agricultural Botany. J.K.P. was funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK (DEFRA). Rothamsted Research receives grant-aided support from BBSRC.

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Shah, P.A., Pell, J.K. Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 61, 413–423 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-003-1240-8

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