Open AccessTHE INSECT PATHOGENIC FUNGUS CULICINOMYCES IN ADULTS OF THE MOSQUITO ANOPHELES AMICTUS HILLI
Author(s) -
DEBENHAM M. L.,
RUSSELL R. C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00058.x
Subject(s) - biology , fungus , larva , pathogenic fungus , insect , biological dispersal , entomopathogenic fungus , anopheles , zoology , malaria , botany , biological pest control , immunology , population , demography , sociology , beauveria bassiana
The insect pathogenic fungus Culicinomyces has been recorded infecting larval mosquitoes in Sydney and in North Carolina, U.S.A. The first discovery of the fungus in adult mosquitoes is here recorded, with evidence that infected adults are themselves infective to larvae. It is suggested that this interstadial infection could contribute to the natural dispersal of the fungus.