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Fungi associated with the Egyptian cotton leafwormSpodoptera littoralis Boisdoval

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A total of 28 species representing 15 fungal genera were found to be associated with the all different stages of the Egyptian cotton leafworm,Spodoptera littoralis Boisd., its faeces and the air of the containers where it was reared on Czapek Dox agar medium at 28°C.Aspergillus was the most common genus and was frequently isolated from all substrates.A. flavus was the only fungus associated with all insect stages. At least two well known facultative pathogens were obtained:Beauveria alba andCephaliophora tropica. Nearly all fungi recovered from insect faeces or its environment were also encountered from different insect stages. Forty-two isolates were tested for their abilities for growth on a synthetic medium (nitrogen- and carbon-free) containing partially purified chitin. Most (76.2%) had moderate growth rates.

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Ismail, M.A., Abdel-Sater, M.A. Fungi associated with the Egyptian cotton leafwormSpodoptera littoralis Boisdoval. Mycopathologia 124, 79–86 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103106

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