title: Parentally provided alkaloid does not protect eggs ofUtetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) against entomopathogenic fungi.
abstract: Eggs ofUtetheisa ornatrix proved equally vulnerable to fungal infection (Beauveria bassiana, Paecilomyces lilacinus) whether they contained parentally provided pyrrolizidine alkaloid (monocrotaline) or were free of such alkaloid. In in vitro tests, monocrotaline, either as free base or N-oxide, had no inhibiting effect on fungal cultures.
authors.affiliation: Citrus Research & Education Center, University of Florida, IFAS, 700 Experiment Station Road, 33850, Lake Alfred, Florida.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Storey
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Aneshansley
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eisner