Laboratory transmission and in vivo incubation of Entomophthora muscae (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoracae) in the onion fly,Delia antiqua (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) |
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Authors: | Raymond I Carruthers Dean L Haynes |
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Institution: | Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1115 USA |
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Abstract: | A high-moisture infection chamber was used for the in vivo transmission of Entomophthora muscae within laboratory populations of the onion fly, Delia antiqua. This cadaver-to-fly transmission procedure provided an average experimental infection rate well above 95%. Laboratory infection and temperature-dependent incubation rates of E. muscae were further examined in adult populations of D. antiqua. The time from initial exposure until host death and pathogen sporulation was accurately predicted using a second-order function of the incubation temperature. A developmental base temperature of approximately 5°C was estimated, with 105 degree-days being the average number of heat units required between host infection and death. E. muscae transmission between D. antiqua and D. platura, two insect pests typically associated with Michigan onion production, was verified under laboratory conditions. |
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Keywords: | Delia antiqua onion fly seed corn maggot fungal pathogen in vivo transmission in vivo incubation cross-infection |
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