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| ⚫ | '''Green muscardine disease''' is the presentation of a fungal infection of insects caused by members of the ''[[Metarhizium]]'' |
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{{Short description|Fungal disease of insects}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Green muscardine disease''' is the presentation of a fungal infection of insects caused by members of the ''[[Metarhizium]]'' genus (now including ''[[Metarhizium rileyi|Nomuraea rileyi]]''), because of the green colour of their [[spore]]s. Once the fungus has killed its host, [[mycelia]] invade the host's body and, under humid conditions, the insect cuticle becomes covered with a layer of green spores, hence the name of the disease.<ref name="GouliGouli2015">{{cite book|author1=Vladimir V. Gouli|author2=Svetlana Y. Gouli|author3=Jose A.P. Marcelino|title=Concise Illustrated Dictionary of Biocontrol Terms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQVkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA71|date=6 November 2015|publisher=Elsevier Science|isbn=978-0-12-849898-9|page=71}}</ref> It was originally discovered as a pest of [[silk worm]]s, upon which it was highly lethal.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Annals of the Entomological Society of America|volume=19|issue=2|date=1 June 1926|author=R. W. Glaser|title=The Green Muscardine Disease in Silkworms and Its Control|url=https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/19/2/180/31282?redirectedFrom=fulltext|pages=180–192 |doi=10.1093/aesa/19.2.180}}</ref> To insect mycologists and microbial control specialists, "green muscardine" refers to fungal infection caused by ''Metarhizium'' spp., whereas in [[sericulture]], "green muscardine" refers to a similar fungal infection caused by ''[[Nomuraea rileyi]]''.<ref name="VegaKaya2011">{{cite book|author1=Fernando E. Vega|author2=Harry K. Kaya|title=Insect Pathology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rb621PwkZdYC&pg=PA432|date=14 December 2011|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-12-384985-4|page=432}}</ref> Green muscardine has been identified as disease of over 200 known insect species.<ref name="Calderone2001">{{cite book|author=Richard Calderone|title=Fungal Pathogenesis: Principles and Clinical Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Il1EnrYrkPMC&pg=PA139|date=12 October 2001|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-8247-0568-8|page=139}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 28 April 2024
Green muscardine disease is the presentation of a fungal infection of insects caused by members of the Metarhizium genus (now including Nomuraea rileyi), because of the green colour of their spores. Once the fungus has killed its host, mycelia invade the host's body and, under humid conditions, the insect cuticle becomes covered with a layer of green spores, hence the name of the disease.[1] It was originally discovered as a pest of silk worms, upon which it was highly lethal.[2] To insect mycologists and microbial control specialists, "green muscardine" refers to fungal infection caused by Metarhizium spp., whereas in sericulture, "green muscardine" refers to a similar fungal infection caused by Nomuraea rileyi.[3] Green muscardine has been identified as disease of over 200 known insect species.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir V. Gouli; Svetlana Y. Gouli; Jose A.P. Marcelino (6 November 2015). Concise Illustrated Dictionary of Biocontrol Terms. Elsevier Science. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-12-849898-9.
- ^ R. W. Glaser (1 June 1926). "The Green Muscardine Disease in Silkworms and Its Control". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 19 (2): 180–192. doi:10.1093/aesa/19.2.180.
- ^ Fernando E. Vega; Harry K. Kaya (14 December 2011). Insect Pathology. Academic Press. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-12-384985-4.
- ^ Richard Calderone (12 October 2001). Fungal Pathogenesis: Principles and Clinical Applications. CRC Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8247-0568-8.