Mass Production of Coelomomyces, a Fungus That Kills Mosquitoes
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A new Coelomomyces pathogenic to mosquitoes in Costa Rica.
A new species of fungus belonging to the lethal genus Coelomomyces, C. neotropicus, is described and illustrated. It was found parasitizing larvae of two species of Culicidae, Culex pilosus and Aedes sp., in a lowland tropical wet forest swamp in northeast Costa Rica.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.69.8.2043