Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana in Hedypathes betulinus: Biologicol Control

Mate tree is a traditional plant but not to much people knows. The green tea from China it`s a very famous tea on the world. The reason that mate tree is not too much famous as green tea rom China is bacause mate tree have a different form to prepare the drink, like a "Chimarrão". Normally people meeting for drinking a mate together. The compounds from I. paraguariensis have medical proprieties as digestive for example. The harvest in Brazil happens mainly in the winter. For mate tree producers I leave this recipe to introduce a ecological management where Ilex paraguariensis is planted. When is the time to harvest the leaves must are without pest and for this its important to prepare the agroecossistem to maintain the balance.`Beaveria bassiane showed good results to biological control and integrated management.