Oomycota (entomopathogens)

entomopath. fungi • Diseases of pests • Beneficials/natural enemies

oospores of Leptolegnia (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Alexandra Lenk Gomes and Carmen Lidia Amorim Pire-Zottarelli
Source: Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2006, 29 p. 573

Oomycota (entomopathogens)

The Oomycota are a group of fungal-like organisms, actually unrelated to the true fungi. They are characterized by the formation of thick-walled sexual oospores and their close association with water. Many species are destructive plant pathogens. However, a few species are pathogenic to mosquito larvae and have been studied as possible biological control agents against mosquitoes.

Note:
This page only deals with species causing diseases of insect pests, for other groups see:

• Oomycota (plant pathogens)
• Oomycota (beneficial antagonists to plant diseases)
• Oomycota (beneficial pathogens of weeds)

The following genera and species of entomopathogens are currently entered in the system:

• Lagenidium giganteum (entomopathogen)
• Leptolegnia chapmanii (entomopathogen)