Prevalence of a Nosema sp (Microsporida : Nosematidae) in natural populations of Chorthippus brunneus (Orthoptera : Gomphocerinae) in southern Spain

Authors
Hernandez-Crespo, P Lipa, JJ Santiago-Alvarez, C
Citation
P. Hernandez-crespo et al., Prevalence of a Nosema sp (Microsporida : Nosematidae) in natural populations of Chorthippus brunneus (Orthoptera : Gomphocerinae) in southern Spain, BIO SCI TEC, 11(4), 2001, pp. 541-546
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
09583157 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
541 - 546
Database
ISI
SICI code
0958-3157(200108)11:4<541:POANS(>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A microsporidium Nosema sp. was isolated from the grasshopper Chorthippus b runneus (Thunberg) collected in Spain. Infected individuals were found thro ughout most of the season when nymphs and adults of C. brunneus were presen t (March-June). Other acridoids collected in the same area were not found t o be infected, indicating that this microsporidium is probably host specifi c. Attempts to artificially infect Dociostarus maroccanus (Thunberg) nymphs failed.