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First record of Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) in Slovakia |
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| Authors: | Milan Zúbrik Marek Barta Daniela Pilarska Dörte Goertz Miroslav Úradník Juraj Galko |
| Institution: | 1. National Forest Centre – Forest Research Institute, Zvolen, Slovakia zubrik@nlcsk.org;3. Mlyňany Arboretum SAS, Slep?any, Slovakia;4. Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria;5. Department of Forest Protection and Entomology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic;6. Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria;7. National Forest Centre – Forest Research Institute, Zvolen, Slovakia |
| Abstract: | The entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga was found for the first time in Slovakia in 2013. Late instar larvae of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, from two sites with different population densities were dissected to evaluate the presence of pathogens. The presence of conidia and resting spores of E. maimaiga in gypsy moth cadavers was confirmed from both sites. |
| Keywords: | Entomophaga maimaiga Lymantria dispar first record Slovakia |