Identity, Prevalence, and Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi Infecting Invasive <i>Polistes</i> (Vespidae: Polistinae) Paper Wasps in New Zealand

Two species of entomogenous fungi were discovered infecting the invasive paper wasp <i>Polistes chinensis</i> during an ecological study on Farewell Spit, New Zealand. We sequenced two nuclear ribosomal RDNA genes, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the small ribosomal subunit 18S...

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Main Authors: Aiden Reason, Mariana Bulgarella, Philip J. Lester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/10/922