[First record of Zoophthora radicans (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) on adults of the Paraguay tea psyllid, Gyropsylla spegazziniana Lizer & Trelles (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), in Brazil].
We report the first occurrence of Zoophthora radicans infecting adults of Gyropsylla spegazziniana Lizer & Trelles in a commercial Paraguay tea plantation (Ilex paraguariensis), in Cascavel, PR, Brazil. The fungus prevalence was high (90% of mortality), considered a natural epizooty.
Alves
Luis F A
LF
Lab. de Zoologia de Invertebrados, CCBS, UNIOESTE, Cascavel, PR. lfaalves@unioeste.br
Leite
Luis G
LG
Oliveira
Daian G P de
DG
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D020091:Entomophthorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000382:microbiology*