• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.26 no.3 s.86
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• pp.399-402
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• 1998

An entomopathogenic fungus, Zoophthora radicans, was found causing epizootics in populations of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, on March 27, 1998 at Seongju Gun, Kyungbuk Province in Korea. Anamorhic characteristics of the fungus were described using light and scanning electron microscopy. Distinguishing characteristics of Z. radicans is formation of capilliconidia on a single slender secondary conidiophore.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.195-201
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• 2017

The entomopathogenic fungus Zoophthora radicans (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) was found to infect Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, Plutella xylostella, Myzus persicae and one unidentifed species. Samples of the fungus were collected from three areas (Jinan, Gimje, and Iksan) in Jeollabuk-do, Korea. Infected insects appeared in July and September, during which time population infection rate of Z. radicans on C. medinalis reached up to 46%. Zoophthora radicans hyphal bodies are rod-like to hyphoid, and primary conidia are bullet-shaped to long ovoid. The fungus was isolated from the surfaces of larvae and cultured in Sabouraud dextrose agar with yeast extract (SDAY). The optimal temperature range for mycelial growth was $20{\sim}28^{\circ}C$. Mycelium growth on SDAY supplemented with egg yolk and milk (SDAY-EM) was higher than on SDAY alone. Zoophthora radicans may play an important role in controlling insect population density using naturally induced epizootics.