Disease as a Larval Mortality Factor in Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera Postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Populations in Illinois

Authors

S. J. Roberts, Illinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
J. V. Maddox, Illinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
D. P. Bartell, Illinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
E. J. Armbrust, Illinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station

Document Type

Peer-Review Article

Abstract

During the 1974 growing season, larvae of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), were examined for pathogens. Three larvae out of 715 examined were infected with a microsporidium. This infection was present in both Washington and Mason counties in Illinois.

Recommended Citation

Roberts, S. J.; Maddox, J. V.; Bartell, D. P.; and Armbrust, E. J. 1977. "Disease as a Larval Mortality Factor in Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera Postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Populations in Illinois," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 10 (4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1304
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol10/iss4/5