1992
Mechanisms of Transmission of the Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomphthorales: Entomophthoraceae) and Effects of Site Conditions on Its Prevalence
Weseloh R, Andreadis T. Mechanisms of Transmission of the Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomphthorales: Entomophthoraceae) and Effects of Site Conditions on Its Prevalence. Environmental Entomology 1992, 21: 901-906. DOI: 10.1093/ee/21.4.901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting sporesDiseased larvaeEarly-stage larvaePathogen transmission potentialFungal prevalenceMoth abundanceEntomophaga maimaigaGypsy mothSite moistureMaximum germinationLarvaeSite conditionsSporesConidiaGerminationCaterpillarsFungiPopulation levelSpore loadMechanisms of transmissionGreater productionShrubsTransmission potentialEntomophagaFungal loadEpizootiology of the fungus Entomophaga maimaiga, and its impact on gypsy moth populations
Weseloh R, Andreadis T. Epizootiology of the fungus Entomophaga maimaiga, and its impact on gypsy moth populations. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1992, 59: 133-141. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(92)90023-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Laboratory assessment of forest microhabitat substrates as sources of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus
Weseloh R, Andreadis T. Laboratory assessment of forest microhabitat substrates as sources of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1986, 48: 27-33. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(86)90139-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPupal exuviaeLeaf litter layerForest microhabitatsLitter layerGypsy moth larvaeGypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virusSoilTree trunksTree barkGypsy mothMoth larvaeMicrohabitatsExuviaeLarvaeImportant sourceCaterpillarsAbundant presenceWater extractBioassayMothSourceHorizontal transmissionBarkEnvironmental surfacesNuclear polyhedrosis virus