title: Preliminary survey for entomopathogenic fungi associated with Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southern New York and New England, USA.
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).
authors.affiliation: Plant Sciences Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zhioua
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Humber
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lebrun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009511:New England; D009518:New York