Effect of disease caused by a neogregarine protozoan (Mattesia sp.) on the population dynamics of a hill country sod webworm (Eudonia sabulosella, Pyralidae: Scopariinae)

The neogregarine protozoan Farinocystis sp. reduces longevity and fecundity in the West Indian sweet potato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire)

“…Another neogregarine protozoan Mattesia sp. also damaged a sod webworm Endonia sabulosella colony (Cowley, 1989). Although Farinocystis species are able to multiply in the larvae of their host species, including E. postfasciatus (Morita et al, 2007;Steinkraus et al, 1992;Tanada and Kaya, 1993), the mechanism by which this pathogen spreads in mass-reared E. postfasciatus colonies is unknown.…”

“…The order Neogregarinida has been recorded in the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, and Orthoptera (Boucias et al, 1998). Neogregarine infections have been shown to affect host development, survival, and reproduction (Altizer and Oberhauser, 1999;Cowley, 1989;Jouvenaz and Anthony, 2007;Münster-Swendsen, 2008). The neogregarine species M. grandis, a pathogen of the boll weevil A. grandis, and M. trogodermae, a pathogen of the khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium, have received most of the attention (McLaughlin, 1966(McLaughlin, , 1967McLaughlin et al, 1968).…”

A New Neogregarine Entomopathogen from Crioceris asparagi (Linne, 1758) in Turkey

“…Members of Neogregarinorida are entomopathogenic protists. Much like microsporidia, D DAVID PUBLISHING these protists are very effective against insect pests in terms of decreasing fecundity and longevity [12,13]. Recently, scientists concentrated on using enthomopathogens on biological control in both Turkey and the world.…”

Türkiye'de Anisoplia segetum Herbst (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Popülasyonlarında Aranciocystis muskarensis (Neogregarinida: Ophryocystidae) Dağılımı ve İklim Faktörleri İle İlişkisi

“…These tiny organisms depend on their host to complete their life cycle. As a result of this relationship, neogregarines negatively affect their host fitness, fertility, and longevity (Cowley, 1989;Altizer and Oberhauser, 1999;Münster-Swendsen, 2008 properties, neogregarines can be useful in biological control strategy for the integrated management of pest insects. Anisoplia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) species are important pests of cereal crops throughout Northwest Asia and Southern Europe (Ermolenko, 1971) and in Turkey, Anisoplia segetum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a common species that causing the significant yield losses in wheat production (Lodos, 1989;Özkan, 1996;Jameson et al, 2007).…”