Distribution of Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu and Soper (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) on Balkan peninsula
2012
Georgiev, Georgi I. (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (Bulgaria)) | Tabaković-Tošić, Mara (Institute of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Pilarska, Daniela (Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia (Bulgaria)) | Mirchev, Plamen (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (Bulgaria)) | Georgieva, Margarita (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (Bulgaria)) | Petkov, Peter (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (Bulgaria)) | Pilarski, Plamen (Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Sofia (Bulgaria))
Entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu and Soper (Entomophtorales) (Entomophtoraceae) was introduced in three populations of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L., Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Bulgaria in the end of 20th century. After the first strong epizootics in 2005 the species increased its distribution by a natural range extension. Nowadays it is widespread in nearly all regions of the country in which L. dispar occurs. In 2011 the fungus depressed gypsy moth outbreaks in oak forests of Central Serbia (Belgrade and Valjevo regions). In the same year E. maimaiga was found also in two localities of European part of Turkey (Strandzha Mountain). In 2012 mortality of gypsy moth larvae caused by the pathogen was observed in forests of Avala hill near Belgrade. In the same year E. maimaiga was established in Greece and F.Y.R Macedonia. It is very likely that the pathogen is distributed in other Balkan countries as well.
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