Influence of temperature and moisture on infection of forest tent caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) exposed to resting spores of the entomopathogenic fungus Furia gastropachae (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1127-1136

  Filotas, Melanie J ^a   Hajek, Ann E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Malacosoma disstria; Soil moisture; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; SOIL MOISTURE; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; FURIA; FURIA GASTROPACHAE; INVERTEBRATA; LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 7644240200     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.5.1127     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Abrahamson, L. P., and J. D. Harper. 1973. Microbial insecticides control forest tent caterpillar in southwestern Alabama. U.S. For. Serv., So. For. Exp. Sta. Res. Note SO-157.
2. Addy, N. D. 1969. Rearing the forest tent caterpillar on an artificial diet. J. Econ. Entomol. 62: 270-271.
3. Ben-Ze'ev, I. S., S. Bitton, and R. G. Kenneth. 1990. Induction and inhibition of germination of Neozygites fresenii (Entomophthorales: Neozygitaceae) zygospores by various time-temperature stimuli. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 55: 1-10.
4. Bitton, S., R. G. Kenneth, and I. Ben-Ze'ev. 1979. Zygospore overwintering and sporulative germination in Triplosporium fresenii (Entomophthoraceae) attacking Aphis spiraecola on citrus in Israel. J. Invretebr. Pathol. 34: 295-302.
5. Carruthers, R. I., and R. S. Soper. 1987. Fungal diseases, pp. 357-416. In J. R. Fuxa and Y. Tanada (eds.), Epizootiology of insect diseases, Wiley, New York.
6. Dustan, A. G. 1924. Studies on a new species of Empusa parasitic on the green apple bug (Lygus communis var. novascotiensis Knight) in the Annapolis Valley. Proc. Acad. Entomol. Soc. 1923: 14-36.
7. Filotas, M. J. 2002. Biology and ecology of Furia gastropachae, a fungal pathogen of the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria. PhD dissertation. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
8. Filotas, M. J., A. E. Hajek, and R. A. Humber. 2003. Prevalence and biology of Furia gastropachae (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in populations of forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Can. Entomol. 135: 359-378.
9. Fitzgerald T. D. 1995. The tent caterpillars. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.
10. Grisdale, D. G. 1985. Malacosoma disstria, pp. 369-379. In P. Singh and R. F. Moore (eds.), Handbook of insect rearing, vol. 2. Elsevier Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
11. Hajek, A. E. 1997a. Ecology of terrestrial fungal entomopathogens. Adv. Micro. Ecol. 15: 193-249.
12. Hajek, A. E. 1997b. Entomophaga maimaiga reproductive output is determined by the spore type initiating an infection. Mycol. Res. 101: 971-974.
13. Hajek, A. E., and D. W. Roberts. 1991. Pathogen reservoirs as a biological control resource: introduction of Entomophaga maimaiga to North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, populations. Biol. Control. 1: 29-34.
14. Hajek, A. E., and M. M. Wheeler. 1994. Application of techniques for quantification of soil-borne entomophthoralean resting spores. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 64: 71-73.
15. Hajek, A. E., and R. A. Humber. 1997. Formation and germination of Entomophaga maimaiga azygospores. Can. J. Bot. 75: 1739-1747.
16. Hajek, A. E., M. Shimazu, and B. Knoblauch. 2000. Isolating a species of Entomophthorales using resting spore-bearing soil. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 75: 298-300.
17. Hajek, A. E., M. M. Wheeler, C. C. Eastburn, and L. S. Bauer. 2001. Storage of resting spores of the gypsy moth fungal pathogen, Entomophaga maimaiga. Biocontr. Sci. Tech. 11: 637-647.
18. Hall, I. M., and P. H. Dunn. 1958. Artificial dissemination of entomophthorous fungi pathogenic to the spotted alfalfa aphid in California. J. Econ. Entomol. 51: 341-344.
19. Harper, J. D. 1987. Applied epizootiology: microbial control of insects, pp. 473-496. In J. R. Fuxa and Y. Tanada (eds.), Epizootiology of insect diseases. Wiley, New York
20. Humber, R. A. 1981. An alternative view of certain taxonomic criteria used in the Entomophthorales (Zygomycetes). Mycotaxon. 13: 191-240.
21. Johnson, J. A., I. M. Hall, and K. Y. Arakawa. 1984. Epizootiology of Erynia phytonomi (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) and Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycetes: Moniliales) parasitizing the Egyptian alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in southern California. Environ. Entomol. 13: 95-99.
22. Kaya, H., and P. Stock. 1997. Techniques in insect nematology, pp. 281-324. In L. A. Lacey (ed.), Manual of techniques in insect pathology. Academic, San Diego, CA.
23. Krejzova, R. 1971. Resistance and germinability of resting spores of some species of the genus Entomophthora. Ceska Mykol. 25: 231-238.
24. Latteur, G., J. Destain, R. Oger, and J. Godefroid. 1982. Étude de la production des conidies par les spores durables de Conidiobolus obscurus (Hall & Dunn), Remaud. et Kell., une Entomophthorale pathogene de pucerons. Parasitica. 38: 139-161.
25. MacLeod, D. M., D. Tyrrell, R. S. Soper, and A. J. De Lyzer. 1973. Entomophthora bullata as a pathogen of Sarcophaga aldrichi. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 22: 75-79.
26. Perry, D. F. 1988. Germination of Erynia bullata resting spores. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 51: 161-162.
27. Perry, D. F., and J.-P. Latgé. 1982. Dormancy and germination of Conidiobolus obscurus azygospores. Trans. Br. Mycol. Soc. 78: 221-225.
28. Perry, D. F., and R. A. Fleming. 1989a. Erynia crustosa zygospore germination. Mycologia. 81: 154-158.
29. Perry, D. F., and R. A. Fleming. 1989b. The timing of Erynia radicans resting spore germination in relation to mycosis of Choristoneura fumiferana. Can. J. Bot. 67: 1657-1663.
30. SAS Institute. 1996. SAS software release 6.12. SAS Institute, Cary, NC.
31. Soper, R. S., F. R. Hobrook, L. Majchrowicz, and C. C. Gordon. 1975. Production of Entomophthora resting spores for biological control of aphids. Univ. Maine Orono, Life Sci. Agric. Exp. Stn., Tech. Bull. 76: 1-15.
32. Soper, R. S., L. F. R. Smith, and A. J. De Lyzer. 1976. Epizootiology of Massospora laevispora in an isolated population of Okanagana rimosa. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 69: 275-283.
33. Stairs, G. R. 1972. Pathogenic microorganisms in the regulation of forest insect populations. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 17: 355-72.
34. Stoy, W. M., W. D. Valovage, R. D. Frye, and R. B. Carlson. 1988. Germination of resting spores of the grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) pathogen, Entomophaga grylli (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales), pathotype 2, in selected environments. Environ. Entomol. 17: 238-245.
35. Thomsen, L., J. Bresciani, and J. Eilenberg. 2001. Formation and germination of resting spores from different strains from the Entomophthora muscae complex produced in Musca domestica. Can. J. Bot. 79: 1076-1082.
36. Wallace, D. R, D. M. MacLeod, C. R. Sullivan, D. Tyrrell, and A. J. DeLyzer. 1976. Induction of resting spore germination in Entomophthora aphidis by long day light conditions. Can. J. Bot. 54: 1410-1418.
37. Weseloh, R. M. 1999. Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycete: Entomophthorales) resting spores and biological control of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Environ. Entomol. 28:1162-1171.
38. Weseloh, R. M., and T. G. Andreadis. 1992a. 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.
39. Weseloh, R. M., and T. G. Andreadis. 1992b. Epizootiology of the fungus Entomophaga maimaiga, and its impact on gypsy moth populations. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 59:133-141.
40. Weseloh, R. M., and T. G. Andreadis. 1997. Persistence of resting spores of Entomophaga maimaiga, a fungal pathogen of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 69: 195-196.
41. Weseloh, R. M., and T. G. Andreadis. 2002. Detecting the titer in forest soils of spores of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) fungal pathogen, Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales). Can. Entomol. 134: 269-279.
42. Wilding, N., G. Latteur, and C. A. Dedryver. 1986. Evaluation of Entomophthorales for aphid control: laboratory and field data, pp. 159-162. In R. A. Samson, J. M. Vlak, and D. Peters (eds.), Fundamental and applied aspects of invertebrate pathology. Foundation of the Fourth International Collaboration of Invertebrate Pathology, Wageningen, Netherlands.