Preliminary survey for entomopathogenic fungi associated with Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southern New York and New England, USA
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1999
Abstract
Free-living larval, nymphal, and adult Ixodes scapularis Say were collected from scattered locales in southern New England and New York to determine infection rates with entomopathogenic fungi. Infection rates of larvae, nymphs, males, and females were 0% (571), 0% (272), 0% (57), and 4.3% (47), respectively. Two entomopathogenic fungi were isolated from field-collected I. scapularis females from Fire Island, NY. Isolates were identified as Verticillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Viegas and Verticillium sp. (a member of the Verticillium lecanii species complex).
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume
36
Issue
5
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Zhioua, Elyes, Howard S. Ginsberg, Richard A. Humber, and Roger A. Lebrun. "Preliminary survey for entomopathogenic fungi associated with Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southern New York and New England, USA." Journal of Medical Entomology 36, 5 (1999). doi: 10.1093/jmedent/36.5.635.