ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE?
Soil fungi were cultured from 24 wallows and proximal control sites in Maine and New Hampshire, USA during the autumn moose (Alces alces) breeding season of 2016 to investigate the presence of soil fungi pathogenic to winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus). Twenty genera of fungi were isolated,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:338497db34c442e9b147247677402066 2023-05-15T13:12:52+02:00 ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE? Jay A. Yoder Cameron J. Dobrotka Kelli A. Fisher Anthony P. LeBarge Peter J. Pekins Scott McLellan 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/338497db34c442e9b147247677402066 EN eng Lakehead University http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/239/266 https://doaj.org/toc/0835-5851 0835-5851 https://doaj.org/article/338497db34c442e9b147247677402066 Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose, Vol 54, Pp 55-70 (2018) Behavior tick control survival Alces alces Maine New Hampshire United States Dermacentor albipictus fungi winter tick Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2018 ftdoajarticles 2023-01-08T01:34:03Z Soil fungi were cultured from 24 wallows and proximal control sites in Maine and New Hampshire, USA during the autumn moose (Alces alces) breeding season of 2016 to investigate the presence of soil fungi pathogenic to winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus). Twenty genera of fungi were isolated, and all are considered common in a forested ecosystem. The predominant genera isolated in wallows were pathogenic to winter tick larvae and included Aspergillus spp. (in particular A. flavus), Beauveria bassiana, Mortierella spp., Mucor spp., Paecilomyces spp., Penicillium spp., and Trichoderma spp. Wallow soils had specific characteristics and differed from proximal control sites by having: 1) lower fungal diversity, 2) a higher frequency of primary colonizers including Mortierella spp., Mucor spp., Penicillium spp., and Trichoderma spp., and 3) a more variable total amount of fungi indicative of changing (disturbed) soil conditions. We conclude that wallows are sites of soil disturbance that concentrate fungi known to be pathogenic to larval winter ticks. Fungi acquired by breeding moose using wallows might subsequently act as an on-host mechanism of tick control. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Wallows ENVELOPE(-45.605,-45.605,-60.691,-60.691) |
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Behavior tick control survival Alces alces Maine New Hampshire United States Dermacentor albipictus fungi winter tick Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Jay A. Yoder Cameron J. Dobrotka Kelli A. Fisher Anthony P. LeBarge Peter J. Pekins Scott McLellan ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE? |
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Behavior tick control survival Alces alces Maine New Hampshire United States Dermacentor albipictus fungi winter tick Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 |
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Soil fungi were cultured from 24 wallows and proximal control sites in Maine and New Hampshire, USA during the autumn moose (Alces alces) breeding season of 2016 to investigate the presence of soil fungi pathogenic to winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus). Twenty genera of fungi were isolated, and all are considered common in a forested ecosystem. The predominant genera isolated in wallows were pathogenic to winter tick larvae and included Aspergillus spp. (in particular A. flavus), Beauveria bassiana, Mortierella spp., Mucor spp., Paecilomyces spp., Penicillium spp., and Trichoderma spp. Wallow soils had specific characteristics and differed from proximal control sites by having: 1) lower fungal diversity, 2) a higher frequency of primary colonizers including Mortierella spp., Mucor spp., Penicillium spp., and Trichoderma spp., and 3) a more variable total amount of fungi indicative of changing (disturbed) soil conditions. We conclude that wallows are sites of soil disturbance that concentrate fungi known to be pathogenic to larval winter ticks. Fungi acquired by breeding moose using wallows might subsequently act as an on-host mechanism of tick control. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Jay A. Yoder Cameron J. Dobrotka Kelli A. Fisher Anthony P. LeBarge Peter J. Pekins Scott McLellan |
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Jay A. Yoder Cameron J. Dobrotka Kelli A. Fisher Anthony P. LeBarge Peter J. Pekins Scott McLellan |
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Jay A. Yoder |
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ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE? |
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ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE? |
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ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE? |
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ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE? |
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ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE? |
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entomopathogenic fungi of the winter tick in moose wallows: a possible bio-control for adult moose? |
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Lakehead University |
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2018 |
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Alces alces |
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Alces alces |
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Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose, Vol 54, Pp 55-70 (2018) |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/239/266 https://doaj.org/toc/0835-5851 0835-5851 https://doaj.org/article/338497db34c442e9b147247677402066 |
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