Authors: |
John C. Moser, J. Robert Bridges |
Year: |
1986 |
Type: |
Scientific Journal |
Station: |
Southern Research Station |
Source: |
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(2): 297-299 |
Abstract
Tarsonemus ips and Tarsonemus krantzi attach to different parts of adult Dendroctonus frontalis. T. ips rides only under the thorax, T. krantzi mostly under the elytra. Over 85% of both tarsonemids carried ascospores of Ceratocystis minor; most individuals carried over 15 spores.
Citation
Moser, John C.; Bridges, J. Robert. 1986. Tarsonemus (Acarina: Tarsonemidae) Mites Phoretic on the Southern Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): Attachment Sites and Numbers of Bluestain (Ascomycetes: Ophiostomataceae) Ascospores Carried. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(2): 297-299