Preliminary Survey for Entomopathogenic Fungi Associated with Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York and New England, USA

Authors: Zhioua, Elyes; Ginsberg, Howard S.; Humber, Richard A.; LeBrun, Roger A.

Source: Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 36, Number 5, September 1999 , pp. 635-637(3)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

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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).

Keywords: Ixodes scapularis; Verticillium lecanii; entomopathogenic fungi

Document Type: Short communication

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