1997
Persistence of Resting Spores ofEntomophaga maimaiga,a Fungal Pathogen of the Gypsy Moth,Lymantria dispar
Weseloh R, Andreadis T. Persistence of Resting Spores ofEntomophaga maimaiga,a Fungal Pathogen of the Gypsy Moth,Lymantria dispar. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1997, 69: 195-196. PMID: 9056470, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.4645.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 load
1990
Discovery of Entomophaga maimaiga in North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar.
Andreadis T, Weseloh R. Discovery of Entomophaga maimaiga in North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 2461-2465. PMID: 11607071, PMCID: PMC53709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.7.2461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth American gypsy mothGypsy mothLymantria disparGypsy moth larvaeTrunks of treesEntomophthoralean fungiEntomophaga maimaigaOutbreak populationsEntomopathogenic fungiMoth larvaeResting sporesFungiExtensive epizooticsInfectious conidiaMothFifth stadiumLarvaeWet springsCurrent epizooticDisparEpizooticsNortheastern United StatesEntomophagaFungalConidia
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