Thelohaniidae (entomopathogens)
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Kneallhazia solenopsae (= Thelohania solenopsae) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): David Williams
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): David Williams
Source: IPM Images
Thelohaniidae (entomopathogens)
This family of microsporidia infects various organisms including several insect pests from the orders Hymenoptera and Diptera. Kneallhazia solenopsae causes a disease in fire ants in North and South America. It has been studied as a biological control agent of imported fire ants like Solenopsis invicta.
The following genera and individual species are currently entered in the system:
