List of natural fungal pathogens infecting bark beetles and lepidopteran forest pests from Bulgaria

Authors

  • Daniela Pilarska
  • Danail Takov
  • Danail Doychev

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33919/ansd.19.1.10

Keywords:

entomopathogenic fungi; bark beetles; lepidopteran pests

Abstract

Information about fungal infections detected in different bark beetles and lepidopteran forest pests in Bulgaria is presented. Eighteen species of entomopathogenic fungal species and numerous isolates of orders Hypocreales, Eurotiales и Entomophthorales have been reported from 12 bark beetles and 10 moths within a sixty years period. The results from conducted laboratory and field bioassays with several isolates of entomopathogenic fungi against bark beetles and the gypsy moth were summarized.

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Published

2021-04-16

How to Cite

Pilarska, D., Takov, D., & Doychev, D. (2021). List of natural fungal pathogens infecting bark beetles and lepidopteran forest pests from Bulgaria. Annual of Natural Sciences Department, 5, 88–99. https://doi.org/10.33919/ansd.19.1.10

Issue

Vol. 5 (2019): Annual of Natural Sciences Department

Section

Articles