Metarhizium pinghaense cultivar:WP08 strain Raw sequence reads

Larvae of M. cribricollis are predominant in southern China, and current measures to control this pest include the use of conventional insecticides, such as carbofuran and clothianidin. However, due to pesticide resistance, environment pollution, food safety issues and various other negative impacts, alternative biological control strategies, like entomopathogenic fungi are urgently needed. Previously, a new fungal strain M. pingshaense WP08 with high toxicity, was isolated from cadavers of M. cribricollis larvae in the bamboo forestry. It is necessary and meaningful to unravel the basic mechanisms of insect–fungi interaction, to develop more efficient fungal agents through genetic modification. Therefore, the Illumina High-Seq technology was employed here for both M. cribricollis larvae and M. pingshaense WP08 strain.