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Filtering by: Creator Gut, Larry J. Degree Name Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Commencement Year Unknown

Non-destructive methods to determine microsporidian infection levels in cinnabar moth larva

Creator:

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

Abstract:

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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Poster

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(Karacetin 2007). N. tyriae mainly infects the gut wall, silk glands, and fat body (Canning, et al. 1999