Infection of Ceratitis capitata by two species of the Entomophthora muscae species complex (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in the field

Aviva Uziel; Karmit Levy; Boaz Yuval

doi:10.1007/BF02980791

Infection of Ceratitis capitata by two species of the Entomophthora muscae species complex (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in the field

Aviva Uziel, Karmit Levy, Boaz Yuval

Department of Entomology

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Abstract

Adult Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata), collected in the field, were infected with entomophthoralean fungi. The fungi sporulated poorly on the cadavers, and resting spores, rhizoids and cystidia were not observed. Measurements of conidia and nuclei and counts of nuclei per conidium from different specimens suggest that the causative agents were Entomophthora muscae sensu stricto and Entomophthora schizophorae, species recently separated from the Entomophthora muscae species complex. This is the first report of C. capitata as a host for entomopathogenic fungi.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	204-206
Number of pages	3
Journal	Phytoparasitica
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980791
State	Published - 2003

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr. R.A. Humber, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY, for his comments and advice concerning identity of the fungi. This study was supported in part by a grant from BSF to B. Yuval, E. Jurkevitch and C. Lauzon.

Keywords

Ceratitis capitata
Entomopathogen
Entomophthora muscae
Entomophthora schizophorae
Entomophthorales
Pathogenicity
Tephritidae

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Infection of Ceratitis capitata by two species of the Entomophthora muscae species complex (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in the field

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