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
1987
Horizontal Transmission of Nosema pyrausta (Microsporida: Nosematidae) in the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Andreadis T. Horizontal Transmission of Nosema pyrausta (Microsporida: Nosematidae) in the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Environmental Entomology 1987, 16: 1124-1129. DOI: 10.1093/ee/16.5.1124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUninfected individualsHealthy inhabitantsMechanisms of transmissionNosema pyraustaHorizontal transmissionHorizontal spread