Isolation, identification and genetic characterisation of a microsporidium isolated from the carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is an economically important pest, yet its biology and pest status on citrus in South Africa was, until recently, poorly understood. A study was initiated to determine the cause of collapse of a laboratory carob moth colony that wa...

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Main Author: Lloyd, Melissa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/61894