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First record of Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) in Georgia |
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| Authors: | M. Kereselidze D. Pilarska A.E. Hajek A.B. Jensen A. Linde |
| Affiliation: | 1. Vasil Gulisashvili Forest Institute , Agrarian University of Georgia , Tbilisi , Georgia;2. Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS , Sofia , Bulgaria;3. Department of Entomology , Cornell University , Ithaca , NY , USA;4. Department of Agriculture and Ecology , University of Copenhagen , Frederiksberg C , Denmark;5. Faculty of Forest and Environment , University of Applied Sciences , Eberswalde , Germany |
| Abstract: | In 2005, high levels of mortality occurred in an outbreak of the gypsy moth population in Georgia. Resting spores typical of entomophthoralean fungi were found within larval cadavers and molecular analyses confirmed that the pathogen was Entomophaga maimaiga. This is the first record of this entomopathogen in Georgia and in this part of Europe. |
| Keywords: | Entomophaga maimaiga Lymantria dispar Georgia |