Syspastospora parasitica, a mycoparasite of the fungus Beauveria bassiana attacking the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata: a tritrophic association

Francisco Posada; Fernando E Vega; Stephen A Rehner; Meredith Blackwell; Donald Weber; Sung-Oui Suh; Richard A Humber

doi:10.1093/jis/4.1.24

Syspastospora parasitica, a mycoparasite of the fungus Beauveria bassiana attacking the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata: a tritrophic association

J Insect Sci. 2004:4:24. doi: 10.1093/jis/4.1.24. Epub 2004 Jul 15.

Authors

Francisco Posada¹, Fernando E Vega, Stephen A Rehner, Meredith Blackwell, Donald Weber, Sung-Oui Suh, Richard A Humber

Affiliation

¹ Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg. 011A, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA.

Abstract

A tritrophic association is reported, involving a Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) infected with Beauveria bassiana, which in turn was infected with Syspastospora parasitica.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Coleoptera / microbiology*
Food Chain
Fungi / physiology*