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Publikováno v:
The Canadian Entomologist. 108:61-68
A new species of sarcophagid, Colcondamyia auditrix, is described, which locates its cicada host by sound. The fly was shown to respond to the mating song of the male cicada, and the majority of parasitized cicadas were male. Parasitism of females oc
Publikováno v:
Phytoparasitica. 12:167-176
The seasonal occurrence of entomophthoralean host-pathogen combinations and of conidialvs. resting spore production in Israel is presented and discussed. The data recorded during 1968–1979 concern the following species and their recorded hosts:Coni
Publikováno v:
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 19:1269-1284
Entomophthora virulenta has been grown using inexpensive, commercial grade nutrient sources in order to produce a resting spore formulation available to agriculture. Solid media and liquid media in shake flasks and fermentors were examined. The best
Publikováno v:
Australian Journal of Entomology. 21:113-118
An exotic pathogen, Zoophthora radicans was released into lucerne crops for the biological control of Therioaphis trifoli f. maculata. At one site an epizootic was initiated, with up to 88% infection being recorded within 3 m of the point of release.
Publikováno v:
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 31:225-233
Entomophthora virulenta was tested for growth and sporulation under various nutritional conditions in shake cultures containing combinations of dextrose and protein hydrolysates. Darkness, a temperature of 25°C, and a pH near 6.5 induced the formati
Autor:
R. S. Soper
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal of Botany. 41:875-878
Massospora levispora Soper pathogenic to the cicada, Okatiagana. rimosa (Say), is described. This species and M. cicadina Peck, the only species currently referred to this genus, differ chiefly in size and shape of the conidia but there are also morp
Autor:
R. S. Soper, R. E. Olson
Publikováno v:
The Canadian Entomologist. 95:83-95
The biota associated with Monochamus species collected in Maine include species of Acarina, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Nematoda, as well as fungal and bacterial pathogens.Mites belonging to seven families and thirteen genera were found in association w
Publikováno v:
Environmental Entomology. 3:560-562
Several species of entomophthoraceous fungi have been reported infecting potato-infesting aphids in Maine (Patch 1907, Shands et al. 1962, 1963, 1972), but their impact on the populations has been variable (Shands et al. 1958). Because these fungi ha
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic Entomology. 76:1239-1241
Laboratory rearing of Melanoplus sanguinipes F. can be simplified by the feeding of reformulated guinea pig diet. The performance of reformulated guinea pig diet was tested against a diet of fresh rye grass and wheat bran. Growth rate and molting wer
Autor:
R. S. Soper, T. A. Bryan
Publikováno v:
Environmental Entomology. 3:346-347
A strain of the entomogenous fungus, Entomophthoza nr. thaxteriana (Petch), isolated from the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) shows promise as a biological control agent for aphids. This isolate is intermediate in its morphology between E.