Natural occurrence of microsporidia infecting Lepidoptera in Bulgaria

作者：Pilarska Daniela^*; Takov Danail; Hylis Miroslav; Radek Renate; Fiala Ivan; Solter Leellen; Linde Andreas

来源：Acta Parasitologica, 2017, 62(4): 858-869.

DOI：10.1515/ap-2017-0104

• Biogeography
• biological control
• entomopathogens

We examined 34 lepidopteran species belonging to 12 families to determine presence and prevalence of microsporidian pathogens. The insects were collected from May 2009 to July 2012 from 44 sites in Bulgaria. Nosema species were isolated from Archips xylosteana, Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Orthosia cerasi. and Orthosia cruda. Endoreticulatus sp. was isolated from Edema complana. The prevalence of all isolates in their hosts was low and ranged from 1.0% to 5.3%. Phylogenetic analyses of the new isolates based on SSU rDNA are presented.

• 出版日期2017-12