title: Prevalence of entomophthoralean fungi (Entomophthoromycota) of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on solanaceous crops in Argentina.
abstract: Solanum melongena L. and Capsicum annuum L. were sampled in Argentina to determine the prevalence of fungal diseased aphids. The pathogens identified were Pandora neoaphidis (Remaudière & Hennebert) Humber and Zoophthora radicans (Brefeld) Batko (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) on aphids from eggplants; and P. neoaphidis and Entomophthora planchoniana Cornu (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) on aphids from peppers. The highest fungal prevalence was 45.5% (n=2296) and 98.1% (n=3212) from aphids on eggplants and peppers, respectively. In both crops, significant differences were found on number of infected aphids among developmental stages. P.neoaphidis and E. planchoniana caused epizootics in M. persicae.
authors: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Área Investigación Agronomía, Protección Vegetal, Ruta Nacional 34, Km. 227, Rafaela 2300, Santa Fe, Argentina; Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE), UNLP-CONICET, Calle 2, nro. 584, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: romimanfrino@hotmail.com.
authors: R G
authors: RG
authors: Manfrino
authors: Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE), UNLP-CONICET, Calle 2, nro. 584, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Gutiérrez
authors: Department of Entomology, 321 AGRI, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Steinkraus
authors: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Área Investigación Agronomía, Protección Vegetal, Ruta Nacional 34, Km. 227, Rafaela 2300, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Salto
authors: Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE), UNLP-CONICET, Calle 2, nro. 584, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: C C
authors: CC
authors: López Lastra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D011157:Population Dynamics; D019657:Solanaceae / Q000469:parasitology*
keywords: Aphids; Argentina; Developmental stages; Entomophthoroid fungi; Prevalence