1992
Mechanisms of Transmission of the Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomphthorales: Entomophthoraceae) and Effects of Site Conditions on Its Prevalence
Weseloh R, Andreadis T. Mechanisms of Transmission of the Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomphthorales: Entomophthoraceae) and Effects of Site Conditions on Its Prevalence. Environmental Entomology 1992, 21: 901-906. DOI: 10.1093/ee/21.4.901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting sporesDiseased larvaeEarly-stage larvaePathogen transmission potentialFungal prevalenceMoth abundanceEntomophaga maimaigaGypsy mothSite moistureMaximum germinationLarvaeSite conditionsSporesConidiaGerminationCaterpillarsFungiPopulation levelSpore loadMechanisms of transmissionGreater productionShrubsTransmission potentialEntomophagaFungal load
1990
Discovery of Entomophaga maimaiga in North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar.
Andreadis T, Weseloh R. Discovery of Entomophaga maimaiga in North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 2461-2465. PMID: 11607071, PMCID: PMC53709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.7.2461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth American gypsy mothGypsy mothLymantria disparGypsy moth larvaeTrunks of treesEntomophthoralean fungiEntomophaga maimaigaOutbreak populationsEntomopathogenic fungiMoth larvaeResting sporesFungiExtensive epizooticsInfectious conidiaMothFifth stadiumLarvaeWet springsCurrent epizooticDisparEpizooticsNortheastern United StatesEntomophagaFungalConidia