New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science abstracts
The fungus, Lecanicillium muscarium, is an entomopathogen of passionvine
hopper (Scolypopa australis)
R. K. Marshall1
M. T. Lester1
T. R. Glare2
J. T. Christeller*1
1The Horticulture and Food Research
Institute of New Zealand Ltd
Private Bag 11 030
Palmerston North, New Zealand
email: jchristeller@hortresearch.co.nz
2New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture
Research Institute
P.O. Box 60
Lincoln, New Zealand
*Corresponding author
Abstract A range of fungi were isolated from cadavers
of passionvine hopper (Scolypopa australis) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae)
obtained in or close to kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) orchards. Several
isolates of Lecanicillium muscarium (Hyphomycetes), identified by
morphological characters, were obtained which proved to be highly pathogenic
to passionvine hopper nymphs. Cladograms based on internal transcribed spacer
(ITS) and 5.8S rRNA genomic nucleotide sequences, with a single exception,
supported the assignment of these isolates as L. muscarium, by comparison
with other known isolates.
Keywords passionvine hopper; Scolypopa australis;
Lecanicillium muscarium; entomopathogen; ribosomal DNA; Verticillium
lecanii; Cephalosporium aphidicola
H02035 Received 22 May 2002; accepted 27 November 2002; published 26 March
2003
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 2003, Vol. 31:
1-7
0014-0671/03/3101-0001 $7.00 © The Royal Society of New Zealand
2003
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