• Title/Summary/Keyword: Entomophthora planconiana

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Entomophthora planchoniana Cornu (Zygomycetes: Entomophthoraceae), the First Observed Pathogen of the Green Peach Aphid Myzus persicae in Korea (복숭아혹진딧물에서 발견된 국내 미기록 곤충병원성 곰팡이 Entomophthora planchoniana에 관한 보고)

  • Yoon, Cheol-Sik;Sung, Gi-Ho;Lee, Gun-Hyung;Park, Hyun-Soo;Lee, Jeang-Oon
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.26 no.3 s.86
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    • pp.403-406
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    • 1998

  • An entomophthoraceous fungus, Entomophthora planchoniana, was found in populations of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, at Kunsan city on June 2, 1998. Occurrence of this species has never been recorded in Korea. Microscopic observations of this fungus are described, and illustrated. Unique characters are that it forms unitunicate muscae-like conidia with $4{\sim}6$ nuclei, and is the only Entomophthora species which can attack aphids.

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