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Introduction of the entomopathogenic fungusEntomophaga maimaiga hum., |
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| Authors: | D. Pilarska M. McManus A. E. Hajek F. Herard F. E. Vega P. Pilarski G. Markova |
| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1, Tzar Osvoboditel, 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria 2. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Center for Forest Health Research, Hamden, USA 3. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 4. European Biological Control Laboratory, SDA - ARS, Montferrier sur Lez, St Gély du Fesc, France 5. Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, USD A, ARS, Beltsville, MD, USD 6. Institute of Plant Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria 7. Forest Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Abstract: | The entomopathogenic fungusEntomophaga maimaiga was introduced into aL. dispar population situated in South Bulgaria for the first time in Europe. It was found that of all larvae collected in the five experimental plots, 6.3 % contained conidia and resting spores ofE. maimaiga, 14.2 % contained parasitoids and 2.3 % were infected with nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV). The presence of the fungus in cadavers collected from each experimental plots and on five of the six collection dates was observed. |
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