Studies of an Insect Mycosis. I. Etiology of the Disease
- 1 May 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Mycologia
- Vol. 43 (3) , 338-350
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3755597
Abstract
Aspergillus flavus Link and A. luchuensis Inui have been proven to be pathogenic to all stages of the cecropia moth, Platysamia cecropia. Techniques for the artificial infection are given. Only the pupa is resistant to infection from the surface. This is due to the lipid epicuticle which can be removed, thereby exposing the pupa to infection. The MLD has been computed for A. flavus. A quantitative comparison could be made of the virulence of related spp. of fungi.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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