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Neozygites sp. is commonly found infecting the cassava green mite,Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar), in parts of northeast Brazil. The introduction of this fungus into other regions requires the knowledge of its specificity, especially in relation to natural enemies of different cassava pests. Laboratory tests indicated the development of germination tubes ofNeozygites in some females ofTetranychus bastosi Tuttle et al. andT. urticae Koch, with subsequent formation of a reduced number of hyphal bodies in someT. bastosi. No females of the phytoseiid predatorsAmblyseius idaeus (Denmark & Muma) andAmblyseius limonicus Garman & McGregor s.l. were infected byNeozygites sp.
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de Moraes, G.J., Delalibera, I. Specificity of a strain ofNeozygites sp. (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) toMononychellus tanajoa (Acari: Tetranychidae). Exp Appl Acarol 14, 89–94 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01219101
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