Open AccessPreliminary Survey of Microorganisms Associated with Some Insects in Puerto Rico
Author(s) -
Goro Kuno
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v59i1.10631
Subject(s) - biology , microorganism , diatraea saccharalis , protozoa , zoology , ecology , biological pest control , botany , bacteria , genetics
Many bacteria, fungi and several species of nematodes were isolated during a preliminary investigation of microorganisms associated with some insects of Puerto Rico. Although most of the organisms did not prove to be parasitic, a few fungi, notably Metarrhizium anisopliae and Entomophthora virulenta, were found highly pathogenic under laboratory conditions. Several protozoa belonging to Microsporida were found in Aedes mediovittatus, Anopheles grabhamii, Culex secutar, and Diatraea saccharalis for the first time.