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VOL. 7, ISSUE 1 (2022)
Prevalence and diversity of entomopathogenic microsporidian parasites in lepidopteran insects
Authors
Mukta Mayee Kumbhar, Suman Mishra
Abstract
The Microsporidia is a diverse phylum of eukaryotic endoparasite
infecting host groups from all major taxa in all environments ranging from
those infecting pest and beneficial insects, to important parasites of humans.
Microsporidian infections in insects are generally chronic, causing pathogenic
effect on host and reduce their fecundity and life spans. As microsporidia are
emerging pathogen, it is important to know their diversity associated with
Lepidopteran insects. In the present investigation, a total of 13 different
species of butterfly and moths were collected from the insect collection sites.
The insects belonging to order Lepidoptera were again categorized into 6 families
viz. Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Papilionidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae and
Erebidae. Among collected Lepidopteran insects, highest prevalence of microsporidian
infection was reported in Danaus chrysippus (33.51%) whereas least
prevalence was reported in Melanitis leda leda (6%). Therefore, the
present study surely gives a brief idea about the distribution and prevalence
percentage of microsporidian infection in the lepidopteran insect population
commonly inhabiting the agricultural and floral fields.
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Pages:121-125
How to cite this article:
Mukta Mayee Kumbhar, Suman Mishra "Prevalence and diversity of entomopathogenic microsporidian parasites in lepidopteran insects". International Journal of Zoology Studies, Vol 7, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 121-125
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