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Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens of the Larch Sawfly1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. M. MacLeod
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Insect Pathology, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
A. M. Heimpel
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Insect Pathology, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Extract

Fungi and bacteria each play a role in the natural control of many sawflies, including P. erichsonii. Parasitic fungi, for example, have been isolated from species in the following genera: Anoplonyx, Arge, Monoctenus, Neodiprion, Trichiosoma, Hemichroa, Pikonema, and Pristiphora. The isolates include species from Cephalosporium, Sorosporella, Isaria, Beauveria, Spicaria, Hirsutella, and Empusa (MacLeod, unpub.). The last five fungus genera have been isolated from larch sawfly collections made in various parts of Canada and the United States.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1955

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