ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE?

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE?

Soil fungi were cultured from 24 wallows and proximal control sites in Maine and New Hampshire, USA during the autumn moose (Alces alces) breeding season of 2016 to investigate the presence of soil fungi pathogenic to winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus). Twenty genera of fungi were isolated,...

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Main Authors: Jay A. Yoder, Cameron J. Dobrotka, Kelli A. Fisher, Anthony P. LeBarge, Peter J. Pekins, Scott McLellan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 2018-01-01
Series:Alces
Subjects:
Behavior
tick control
survival
Alces alces
Maine
New Hampshire
United States
Dermacentor albipictus
fungi
winter tick
Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/239/266

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