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Abstract
The establishment and prevalence of the entomopathogenic fungus
Entomophaga maimaiga, (Zygomycetes, Entomophthorales), introduced into two gypsy moth populations in Bulgaria, was monitored during 2000-2004. In the Karlovo Region population, where
E. maimaiga was introduced in 1999, the fungus was recovered every year and the prevalence of infection varied from 6.1% to 15.9% A microsporidian infection caused by an
Endoreticulatus sp. (Protista, Microsporidia) was also recorded every year and the prevalence varied from 2.1% and 5.0%. In the Svoge Region population, where
E. maimaiga was introduced in late 2000 and first found in 2002, the prevalence of infection varied from 8.8% to 13.8%. Larval parasitism caused by
Cotesia melanoscela,
Protapanteles liparidis (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) and species of tachinids (Diptera, Tachinidae) was also recorded in the larvae of both populations. We provide a rationale as to why other countries should consider introducing
E. maimaiga for biological control of
Lymantria dispar populations.
Citation
Pilarska, D.; McManus, M.; Pilarska, P.; Georgiev, G.; Mirchev, P.; Linde, A. 2005. Monitoring the establishment and prevalence of the fungal entomopathogen
Entomophaga maimaiga in two
Lymantria dispar L. populations in Bulgaria. Journal of Pest Science
