Syspastospora parasitica, a mycoparasite of the fungus Beauveria bassiana attacking the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata: A tritrophic association

Abstract

A tritrophic association is reported, involving a Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) infected with Beauveria bassiana, which in turn was infected with Syspastospora parasitica

Keywords

• biocontrol
• mycoparasites
• entomopathogens
• insect pathology
• Leptinotarsa
• Hypothenemus