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Host plant dependent disease progression of the microsporidian parasite Nosema tyriae on Cinnabar moth larvae

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Berns, Kathryn, Buergi, Linda, and McEvoy, Peter

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Tyria jacobaeae was introduced as a biological control agent to control the noxious weed Jacobea vulgaris. Eventually introduced to the Cascade mountain range of Oregon, T. jacobaeae has been found to feed on Senecio triangularis, a native plant closely related to J. vulgaris. Nosema tyriae is a parasitic fungus under...

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Canning, E. U., A. Curry, S. A. Cheney, N. J. Lafranchi-Tristem, Y. Kawakami, Y. Hatakeyama, H. Iwano, and
Non-destructive methods to determine microsporidian infection levels in cinnabar moth larva

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Woolsey, Kelsey, Büergi, Linda, and McEvoy, Peter

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The Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, has been introduced to North America in an effort to control the invasive plant Jacobaea vulgaris. The Cinnabar moth is the main host of Nosema tyriae. When infection levels are high, N. tyriae can shorten the lifespan and affect reproduction of the Cinnabar moths. The...

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Microsporidian Infection Levels in Cinnabar Moth Larva Kelsey Woolsey, Linda Buergi, and Peter McEvoy