Australian Journal of Entomology (1996) 35, 131-134

P.J. Wright and C.S. Easton (1996)
Natural incidence of Lagenidium giganteum Couch (Oomycetes: Lagenidiales) infecting the biting midge Culicoides molestus (Skuse) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Australian Journal of Entomology 35 (2), 131-134
Abstract: Culicoides molestus larvae inhabiting canal estate beaches in the Tweed Valley, New South Wales, were infected by the fungus Lagenidium giganteum during 1994. This is the first record of a pathogen infecting C. molestus. The monthly average infection at four sites ranged from 33% to 1.2%. At one site, Endless Summer, epizootics were recorded in August and November with 100% and 62% infection, respectively, with the water adjacent to the canal beach having a salinity of over 30 ppt NaCl.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
population dynamics/epizootiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culicoides molestus		Australia (South+SE)
Lagenidium giganteum (entomopathogen)	Culicoides molestus		Australia (South+SE)