Larval behavior in Lymantria dispar increases risk of fungal infection

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 285-291

  Hajek, Ann E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease transmission; Entomophaga maimaiga; Host pathogen interactions; Lymantria dispar; Pathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST SPECIFICITY; LARVA;

EID: 0035037017     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000509     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Andreadis TG, Weseloh RM (1990) Discovery of Entomophaga maimaiga in North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87:2461-2465
2. Bernon GL (1995) Status of mass-reared gypsy moths: protocol (General Technical Report NE-213). USDA Forest Service Northeast Forest Experiment Station, Morgantown
3. Bess HA, Spurr SH, Littlefield EW (1947) Forest site conditions and the gypsy moth. Harvard For Bull 22:1-56
4. Campbell RW, Sloan RJ (1976) Influence of behavioral evolution on gypsy moth pupal survival in sparse populations. Environ Entomol 5:1211-1217
5. Campbell RW, Hubbard DL, Sloan RJ (1975) Patterns of gypsy moth occurrence within a sparse and numerically stable population. Environ Entomol 4:535-542
6. Campbell RW, Sloan RJ, Biazak CE (1977) Sources of mortality among late instar gypsy moth larvae in sparse populations. Environ Entomol 6:865-871
7. Fargues J, Remaudière G (1977) Considerations on the specificity of entomopathogenic fungi. Mycopathologia 62:31-37
8. Ferron P, Fargues J, Riba G (1991) Fungi as microbial insecticides against pests. In: Arora DK, Ajello L, Mukerji KG (eds) Handbook of applied mycology, vol 2. Humans, animals and insects. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp 665-706
9. Forbush EH, Fernald CH (1896) The gypsy moth. Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, Boston
10. Furlong MJ, Pell JK (1996) Interactions between the fungal entomopathogen Zoophthora radicans Brefeld (Entomophthorales) and two hymenopteran parasitoids attacking the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. J Invertebr Pathol 68: 15-21
11. Fuxa JR, Tanada Y (1987) Epizootiology of Insect Diseases. Wiley, New York
12. Gilliam M, Taber S III, Richardson GV (1983) Hygienic behavior of honey bees in relation to chalkbrood disease. Apidologie 14:29-39
13. Hajek AE (1997) Entomophaga maimaiga reproductive output is determined by the spore type initiating infection. Mycol Res 101:971-974
14. Hajek AE (1999) Pathology and epizootiology of Entomophaga maimaiga infections in forest Lepidoptera. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 63:814-835
15. Hajek AE, Humber RA (1997) Formation and germination of Entomophaga maimaiga azygospores. Can J Bot 75:1739-1747
16. Hajek AE, Shimazu M (1996) Types of spores produced by Entomophaga maimaiga infecting the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar. Can J Bot 74:708-715
17. Hajek AE, Wheeler MM (1994) Application of techniques for quantification of soil-borne entomophthoralean resting spores. J Invertebr Pathol 64:71-73
18. Hajek AE, Humber RA, Elkinton JS, May B, Walsh SRA, Silver JC (1990) Allozyme and RFLP analyses confirm Entomophaga maimaiga responsible for 1989 epizootics in North American gypsy moth populations. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87:6979-6982
19. Hajek AE, Butler L, Wheeler MM (1995) Laboratory bioassays testing the host range of the gypsy moth fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga. Biol Cont 5:530-544
20. Hajek AE, Butler L, Walsh SRA, Silver JC, Hain FP, Hastings FL, Odell TM, Smitley DR (1996) Host range of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in the field versus laboratory. Environ Entomol 25:709-721
21. Hajek AE, Bauer L, McManus ML, Wheeler MM (1998) Distribution of resting spores of the Lymantria dispar pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga in soil and on bark. BioControl 43: 189-200
22. Hajek AE, Olsen CH, Elkinton JS (1999) Dynamics of airborne conidia of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales). Biol Control 16:111-117
23. Hajek AE, Butler L, Liebherr JK, Wheeler MM (2000a) Risk of infection by the fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga among Lepidoptera on the forest floor. Environ Entomol 29: 645-650
24. Hajek AE, Shimazu M, Knoblauch B (2000b) Isolating a species of Entomophthorales using resting spore-bearing soil. J Invertebr Pathol 75:298-300
25. Heinrich B (1993) How avian predators constrain caterpillar foraging. In: Stamp NE, Casey TM (eds) Caterpillars, ecological and evolutionary contraints on foraging. Chapman and Hall, New York, pp 224-247
26. Liebhold AM, Elkinton JS, Wallner WE (1986) Effect of burlap bands on between-tree movement of late-instar gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Environ Entomol 15:373-379
27. Maddox JV, McManus ML, Jeffords MR, Webb RE (1992) Exotic insect pathogens as classical biological control agents with an emphasis on regulatory considerations. In: Kauffmann WC, Nechols JE (eds) Selection criteria and ecological consequences of importing natural enemies. Entomological Society of America, Lanham, Maryland, pp 27-39
28. Richner H (1998) Host-parasite interactions and life-history evolution. Zoology (Jena) 101:333-344.
29. Sih A, Englund G, Wooster D (1998) Emergent impacts of multiple predators on prey. Trends Ecol Evol 13:350-355
30. Smith HR, Lautenschlager RA (1981) Gypsy moth predators. In: Doane CC, McManus ML (eds) The gypsy moth: research toward integrated pest management. USDA For Serv Tech Bull 1584:96-125
31. Soper RS, Shimaxu M, Humber RA, Ramos ME, Hajek AE (1988) Isolation and characterization of Entomophaga maimaiga sp. nov., a fungal pathogen of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, from Japan. J Invertebr Pathol 51:229-241
32. Watson DW, Mullens BA, Petersen JJ (1993) Behavioral fever response of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) to infection by Entomophthora muscae (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales). J Invertebr Pathol 61:10-16
33. Weseloh RM (1988) Effects of microhabitat, time of day, and weather on predation of gypsy moth larvae. Oecologia 77:250-254
34. Weseloh RM, Andreadis TG (1992a) Epizootiology of the fungus Entomophaga maimaiga, and its impact on gypsy moth populations. J Invertebr Pathol 59:133-141
35. Weseloh RM, Andreadis TG (1992b) Mechanisms of transmission of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) and effects of site conditions on its prevalence. Environ Entomol 21:901-906