Research Article

The Occurrence of Two Species of Entomophthorales (Entomophthoromycota), Pathogens of Sitobion avenae and Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in Tunisia

Table 2

Fungal identification using morphological and molecular analysis.

Aphids codeAphid speciesHost plantSampling areasMorphological analysisMolecular analysis
P. neoaphidis E. planchoniana P. neoaphidis E. planchoniana

1S. avenae Barely Beja++
2S. avenae BarelyBeja++
3S. avenae BarelyBeja++
4S. avenae BarelySoliman++
5M. persicae PotatoSoliman++
6M. persicae PotatoKairouan++
7S. avenae BarelyBeja++
8S. avenae BarelySoliman++
9M. persicae PotatoKairouan++
10M. PotatoSoliman++++
11M. persicae PotatoSoliman++
12M. PotatoSoliman++++
13M. persicae PotatoKairouan++
14S. BarelySoliman++++

(+) Documented fungi species; (−) undocumented fungi species.
*Aphids with mixed infection.