The potential for Entomophaga maimaiga to regulate gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Europe

2016 ◽  
Vol 140 (8) ◽  
pp. 565-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zúbrik ◽  
A. Hajek ◽  
D. Pilarska ◽  
I. Špilda ◽  
G. Georgiev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Entomophaga Maimaiga

Isolation and characterization of Entomophaga maimaiga sp. nov., a fungal pathogen of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, from Japan

1988 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Soper ◽  
Mitsuaki Shimazu ◽  
Richard A. Humber ◽  
Mark E. Ramos ◽  
Ann E. Hajek
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Entomophaga Maimaiga

Quantitative Analysis of a Pathogen-Induced Premature Collapse of a “Leading Edge” Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Population in Virginia

1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Webb ◽  
G. B. White ◽  
K. W. Thorpe ◽  
S. E. Talley
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Late Season ◽  
Early Appearance ◽  
Entomophaga Maimaiga ◽  
Resting Spores ◽  
Nuclear Polyhedrosis ◽  
Second Wave

The population dynamics of a “leading edge” (= at the edge of the expanding gypsy moth invasion) gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), population was monitored for 3 years (1995–97), with emphasis on the interactions of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus (LdNPV) and the fungus Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu, & Soper. Gypsy moth populations in the woodlots varied from very sparse to high (potentially defoliating) levels. LdNPV was strongly density dependent, being confirmed only from the higher populated woodlots. In contrast, the fungus was similarly active in both sparse and highly-populated woodlots. In 1995, the fungal epizootic developed late in the season, with most larvae succumbing during stadia 5–6 and producing mainly resting spores (azygospores). Estimated mortality due to fungus averaged 68% in high-density plots and 85% in low-density plots. LdNPV mortality occurred in a two-wave epizootic, although second-wave LdNPV mortality was undoubtedly reduced because of the reduction of late-season larvae due to fungus activity. Estimated mortality due to LdNPV averaged 14% in highly-populated plots and 1% in low-population plots. In 1996, high levels of fungal-induced mortality occurred earlier in the gypsy moth season than in the previous year. Most gypsy moth larvae in 1996 died in a mid-season wave of fungal-induced mortality, with necropsied cadavers containing only conidia. This resulted in relatively few larvae surviving to late instars. At this time, a second wave of fungus-induced mortality occurred, with over half of the necropsied cadavers containing resting spores. The depletion of the gypsy moth populations by the fungus in 1995 resulted in a greatly reduced first wave of LdNPV in all plots in 1996, and perhaps due to the early appearance of the fungus in 1996, LdNPV was nearly absent from late-season larvae collected from all plots. In 1997, gypsy moth populations were uniformly low, and no dead larvae were found in any of the plots.

Interactions between the introduced fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga and indigenous tachinid parasitoids of gypsy moth Lymantria dispar in Bulgaria

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgi Georgiev ◽  
Zdravko Hubenov ◽  
Margarita Georgieva ◽  
Plamen Mirchev ◽  
Maria Matova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
Entomophaga Maimaiga

scholarly journals Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), and its natural enemies in the forests of Central Serbia

2012 ◽  
pp. 133-147
Author(s):  
Mara Tabaković-Tošić
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Natural Enemies ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Larval Instar ◽  
Entomophaga Maimaiga ◽  
Nucleopolyhedrosis Virus

In central Serbia, a total of 88 species which are natural enemies of the gypsy moth, i.e. 23 predators, 49 parasitoid insects and 10 saprophagous insects, and 6 pathogens, has been reported. The most abundant of them are the insects which attack the gypsy moth in the larval instar (41 species). Regarding the number of the species, the representatives of the Hymenoptera (14 species from Ichneumonidae family and 11 species from Braconidae family) and Diptera orders (12 species from Tachinidae family and 8 species from Sarcophagidae family) are most frequent. Regarding the predators of the gypsy moth, Carabidae family, from Coleoptera order, is most frequent. In addition, at some sites Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrosis virus and Entomophaga maimaiga had the dominant role in the reduction of the gypsy moth density.

Types of spores produced by Entomophaga maimaiga infecting the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 708-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann E. Hajek ◽  
Mitsuaki Shimazu
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
Fungal Spores ◽  
Serial Passage ◽  
Molting Cycle ◽  
Resting Spore ◽  
Entomophaga Maimaiga ◽  
Resting Spores ◽  
Study Support

We investigated the association of environmental factors (temperature, photoperiod, host molting status) and fungal factors (isolate, dose, strain attenuation) with the production of conidia versus resting spores by the entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga infecting the larvae of the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar. Fungal spores produced from individual cadavers of larvae killed by E. maimaiga can include conidia discharged from the cadaver surface, resting spores (azygospores) within the cadaver, or both spore types. The single factor having the greatest impact on the type of spore produced was host age; second instars virtually never contained resting spores, independent of temperature, while fifth instar cadavers contained resting spores more frequently at higher temperatures. However, there was increased conidiation at lower temperatures. Photoperiod was the only factor studied that did not significantly influence the type of spore produced. Resting spore production was negatively associated with the molting cycle; cadavers of those larvae that molted or exhibited premolt characteristics during the period between infection and death contained fewer resting spores. Increased fungal dose yielded more resting spores, as did extensive serial passage, which simultaneously caused a decrease in conidiation. Fungal isolates varied in the types of spores produced, with fewer cadavers of larvae killed by the least virulent isolate discharging conidia. Results from this study support the hypothesis that both the condition of the fungal pathogen as well as the environment surrounding it contribute to the types of spores produced. Keywords: fungal sporulation, resting spores, azygospores, Entomophthorales, Entomophaga maimaiga, biological control.

scholarly journals Biological control of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) by the entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga in Bulgaria in 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Georgi Georgiev ◽  
Plamen Mirchev ◽  
Margarita Georgieva ◽  
Mihail Kechev ◽  
Sevdalin Belilov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Entomopathogenic Fungus ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Egg Mass ◽  
Moth Population ◽  
Entomophaga Maimaiga ◽  
Forest Enterprises ◽  
Gipsy Moth

In 2021, biological control programme against gipsy moth (Lymantria dispar) populations was carried out by introduction of the entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga on the territory of four State Forest Enterprises: Municipal Enterprise (ME) ‘Management of Municipal Forests, Agriculture and Forestry’, Nessebar; State Game Enterprises (SGE) Nessebar and Balchik; State Forestry (SF) Vidin. The pathogen was introduced during the period 15-26.03.2021 in 34 localities - five in ME Nessebar, eight in SGE Nessebar, ten in SGE Balchik and eleven in SF Vidin. The average number of gypsy moth population density in the locations of introduction was relatively high, ranging between 0.4-15.9 egg mass/tree in the area of ​​SGE Balchik and 11.9-65.0 egg mass/tree in the area of ​​ME Nessebar. The average mortality of young gypsy moth caterpillars (first-third instar) due to E. maimaiga varied between 2.6% (SGE Balchik) and 13.0% (SF Vidin), and of caterpillars in later fourth-sixth instar - between 20.7% (SF Vidin) and 52.4% (ME Nessebar). The overall mortality of the gipsy moth caterpillars due to E. maimaiga was lowest in the region of SGE Balchik (26.1%), followed by SF Vidin (33.7%), SGE Nessebar (48.5%) and ME Nessebar (55.9%). As a result of the introduction, gipsy moth severe outbreaks in the region of Nessebar was significantly suppressed. The high number of E. maimaiga resting spores persists in the surface layers of the soil in the other two areas (Vidin and Balchik) has the potential to suppress L. dispar attacks in next years.

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