Abstract
Species of entomophthoraceous fungi attacking insects and mites are very well represented in Israel. In the last decade, 22 species ofEntomophthora sensu stricto, Triplosporium, Zoophthora, Conidiobolus, and others under the designationEntomophthora sensu lato, have been identified, of which three are new species:Entomophthora turbinata, Zoophthora erinacea andZ. orientalis. Fiftyfour host-pathogen combinations hitherto not recorded in Israel are listed, of which 19 insect species are new hosts of entomophthoraceous species anywhere.
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Ben-Ze’ev, I., Kenneth, R.G. & Bitton, S. The Entomophthorales of Israel and their arthropod hosts. Phytoparasitica 9, 43–50 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03158328
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