Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Kyung-Gu Min 1, Jeong-Heon Kim 1, Tae-Min Park 1, Eui-Yong Hong 1, Yu-Bin Park 1, Jin-Woo Lee 1, Youn- Jin Park 2, Myoung-Jun Jang 1,*
1Department of Plant Resources, Kongju National University, Yesan 32439, Korea
2Kongju National University Legumes Green Manure Resource Center, Yesan 32439, Korea
Correspondence to plant119@kongju.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2023, 51(4):505-510.
https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.20230050
Accepted: December 26, 2023; Revised: December 22, 2023; Received: October 27, 2023
Published: December, 2023.
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In June 2023, at the oat field on Kongju National University’s Yesan Campus, flies infected with an entomopathogenic fungus were discovered. The flies were hanging with their wings folded backward. Fungal mycelia had sprouted on the abdomens of the flies. An analysis of the 28S ribosomal RNA sequence confirmed that the fungus was Entomophthora muscae. Moreover, cytochrome oxidase sequence analysis of the host insect identified it as Delia platura.
Entomopathogenic fungus, Entomophthora muscae, Fly, Delia platura