First description of the disease by Conidiobolus osmodes on Tipula paludosa larvae with the report of a natural epizootic.
A new fungal pathogen of Tipula paludosa (Tipulidae: Diptera) larvae, Conidiobolus osmodes (Ancylistaceae: Entomophthorales), was found during a survey of tipulid larval pathogens in Northumbria and Cumbria in England in 1997-1999. The fungus caused an epizootic in a population at Close House during autumn 1999 and spring 2000 with prevalence rising fourfold reaching about 40% in April 2000. The disease development was presented and the fungus was described from naturally infected larvae and artificial cultures.
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Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Gazi Osman Pasa University, Tokat 60100, Turkey. agokce@gop.edu.tr
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D000818:Animals; D020092:Conidiobolus / Q000502:physiology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology*