The culture of Entomophthora muscae (C) Fres. in carrot flies (Psila rosae F.) and the effect of temperature on the pathology of the fungus

J. Eilenberg

doi:10.1007/BF02372452

The culture of Entomophthora muscae (C) Fres. in carrot flies (Psila rosae F.) and the effect of temperature on the pathology of the fungus

J. Eilenberg^*

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Abstract

A method for maintaining an in vivo culture of Entomophthora muscae (C) Fres. on its original host, adult carrot flies (Psila rosae F.), is described. The lethal time for adult carrot flies was greatly influenced by temperature, both for infected and for uninfected flies. In the range 8.2°C-20.2°C the LT₅₀ for infected flies was about 5.4 times shorter than the estimated average life-span for uninfected flies. The discharge of primary spores was also strongly dependent on temperature. The total number of primary spores discharged per fly at 100% RH and in darkness ranged between 1.2×10⁴ and 9.6×10⁴ with a mean of 5.1×10⁴.

Original language	English
Journal	Entomophaga
Volume	32
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	425-435
Number of pages	11
ISSN	0013-8959
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372452
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 1987

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Entomophthora muscae
in vivo culture
lethal time
primary spore discharge
Psila rosae

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