Green muscardine disease is the presentation of a fungal infection of insects caused by members of the Metarhizium or Nomuraea species. Once the fungus has killed its host it covers the host's cuticle with a layer of green spores, hence the name of the disease.[1] It was originally discovered as a pest of silk worms, upon which it was highly lethal.[2] To insect mycologists and microbial control specialists, "green muscardine" refers to fungal infection caused by Metarhizium spp., whereas in sericulture, "green muscardine" refers to a similar fungal infection caused by Nomuraea rileyi.[3] Green muscardine has been identified as disease of over 200 known insect species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Vladimir V. Gouli; Svetlana Y. Gouli; Jose A.P. Marcelino (6 November 2015). Concise Illustrated Dictionary of Biocontrol Terms. Elsevier Science. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-12-849898-9.
  2. ↑ R. W. Glaser (1 June 1926). "The Green Muscardine Disease in Silkworms and Its Control". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 19 (2): 180–192. doi:10.1093/aesa/19.2.180.
  3. ↑ Fernando E. Vega; Harry K. Kaya (14 December 2011). Insect Pathology. Academic Press. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-12-384985-4.
  4. ↑ Richard Calderone (12 October 2001). Fungal Pathogenesis: Principles and Clinical Applications. CRC Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8247-0568-8.
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