Alternaria alternata (entomopathogen)

Alternaria ent. • Pleosporales • Dothideomycetes • Ascomycota • entomopath. fungi • Diseases of pests • Beneficials

Alternaria alternata asexual spores (400X) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Gerald Holmes, Valent USA Corporation
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Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler (for pest control)

This is mainly a plant pathogenic fungus, but some strains infect aphids.

Publications covering Alternaria alternata (entomopathogen)

Journal of Pest Science (2013) 86, 543-550
Harminder Preet Kaur, Bahadurjeet Singh, Amarjeet Kaur and Sanehdeep Kaur (2013)
Antifeedent and toxic activity of endophytic Alternaria alternata against tobacco caterpillar Spodoptera litura

BioControl (2001) 46, 105-124
Ch. Christias, P. Hatzipapas, A. Dara, A. Kaliafas and G. Chrysanthis (2001)
Alternaria alternata, a new pathotype pathogenic to aphids