*2.1. Fungal Strain and Media*

The *Beauveria bassiana* PQ2 strain was obtained from the Food Analysis Laboratory, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Valles, Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, México. The fungal strain was cryopreserved using glycerol and skimmed milk at −20 ◦C and reactivated in potato-dextrose agar medium for seven days at 27 ◦C.
