Syspastospora parasitica, a mycoparasite of the fungus Beauveria bassiana attacking the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata: a tritrophic association.
A tritrophic association is reported, involving a Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) infected with Beauveria bassiana, which in turn was infected with Syspastospora parasitica.
Posada
Francisco
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Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg. 011A, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA.
Vega
Fernando E
FE
Rehner
Stephen A
SA
Blackwell
Meredith
M
Weber
Donald
D
Suh
Sung-Oui
SO
Humber
Richard A
RA
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D020387:Food Chain; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*