Mycosis of bandedwinged whitefly (Trialeurodes abutilonea) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) caused by Orthomyces aleyrodis gen. and sp. nov. (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae)

• Published in: Journal of invertebrate pathology 1998-07, Vol.72 (1), p.1-8
• Main Authors: Steinkraus, D.C. (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.), Oliver, J.B, Humber, R.A, Gaylor, M.J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: ALABAMA (EU); ALABAMA (EUA); ALABAMA (USA); Aleyrodidae; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHAMPIGNON ENTOMOPATHOGENE; Control; CONTROL BIOLOGICO; ENTOMOGENOUS FUNGI; entomopathogenic fungi; Entomophthora - classification; Entomophthora - physiology; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; ESPECE NOUVELLE; ESPECIES NUEVAS; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; fungal anatomy; FUNGAL EPIZOOTICS; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; GENERA; GENRE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HONGOS ENTOMOPATOGENOS; Insecta - microbiology; LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE; Male; MICOSIS; MORFOLOGIA FUNGICA; MORPHOLOGIE DE CHAMPIGNON; MYCOSE; MYCOSES; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; Orthomyces aleyrodis; OUTBREAKS; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; Protozoa. Invertebrates; TAXONOMIA; TAXONOMIE; TAXONOMY; TRIALEURODES; Trialeurodes abutilonea; TRIALEURODES ABUTILONEUS; XANTHIUM; XANTHIUM PENSYLVANICUM; Xanthium strumarium
• ISSN: 0022-2011; 1096-0805
• DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4743

A new genus and species of fungus, Orthomyces aleyrodis Steinkraus, Humber and Oliver gen. and sp. nov. (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) is described. In 1994 and 1995, this fungus caused epizootics in high populations of bandedwinged whitefly (Trialeurodes abutilonea) on cotton and cocklebur in Alabama. In 1996, T. abutilonea populations were lower and no infected specimens were found. This is the first report of an entomophthoralean infecting an aleyrodid in the New World and the first report of entomophthoralean epizootics in whiteflies