Prevalence and biology of Furia gastropachae (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in populations of forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-378

  Filotas, Melanie J ^a   Hajek, Ann E ^a   Humber, Richard A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; FUNGUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; POPULATION DECLINE;

MARYLAND; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DANAINAE; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; DIPTERA; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; FURIA; FURIA CRUSTOSA; FURIA GASTROPACHAE; LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; MANDUCA SEXTA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS RAPAE; PLEXIPPUS; SPHINGIDAE; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0037566735     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n02-004     Document Type: Article

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