Influence of host gender on infection rate, density and distribution of the parasitic fungus, Hesperomyces virescens, on the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis.
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USDA-ARS, Biological Control of Pests Research Unit, 59 Lee Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA. ewriddick@ars.usda.gov
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors