湖北省从六十年代开始对林木害虫进行生物防治,应用白僵菌、青虫菌和赤眼蜂等防治马尾松毛虫和杨树桑天牛等林木害虫,取得明显效果。从1972到1984年,全省应用生物防治松毛虫面积达1050.98万亩。尤其是1975～1979年,全省每年生产白僵菌粉270～960吨,治虫59～130万亩,繁殖赤眼 Hubei Province started to carry out biological control of forest pests from the 1960s. Beauveria bassiana, caterpillar fungus and trichogramma were used to control forest pests such as Dendrolimus punctatus and poplar mulberry trees and achieved remarkable results. From 1972 to 1984, the province applied biological control of pine caterpillars area of ​​10,509,800 mu. Especially from 1975 to 1979, the province produced 270-960 tons of Beauveria bassiana powder every year, 59-130 million mu of pests, and breeding red eyes