Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C., Denmark.
Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH-8046 Zurich, Switzerland.
J Invertebr Pathol. 2023 Sep;200:107954. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2023.107954. Epub 2023 Jun 23.
The new species Pandora cacopsyllae Eilenberg, Keller & Humber (Entomophthorales) is described. The fungus was found on infected pear psyllids Cacopsylla pyri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in a pear orchard in Zealand, Denmark. Morphological structures (conidia, rhizoids, cystidia) were described on the designated type host C. pyri. In addition, conidia from an in vitro culture were described. Pandora cacopsyllae differs from other Pandora species by a) C. pyri is the natural host; b) conidia are different from other Pandora species infecting Psylloidea; c) ITS differs from other Pandora species infecting Hemiptera. The fungus has a high potential for future use in biological control of Cacopsylla pest species as well as other psyllids.
新种 Pandora cacopsyllae Eilenberg、Keller & Humber(虫霉目)被描述。该真菌是在丹麦西兰岛一个梨园里受感染的梨木虱(半翅目:木虱科)上发现的。在指定的模式宿主 C. pyri 上描述了形态结构(分生孢子、根状菌索、囊状体)。此外,还描述了来自体外培养的分生孢子。与其他 Pandora 种相比,P. cacopsyllae 具有以下特征:a)C. pyri 是天然宿主;b)分生孢子不同于其他感染同翅目昆虫的 Pandora 种;c)ITS 不同于其他感染半翅目昆虫的 Pandora 种。该真菌具有在未来控制梨木虱害虫以及其他木虱方面的巨大应用潜力。