A Species of Cephalosporium (Moniliaceae) Causing a Fungous Disease in Larvae of the European Corn Borer, Pyrausta nubilalis (Hbn.) (Lepidoptera: Pyraustidae)

Abstract

During the summer of 1951, a number of full-grown larvae of the European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis (Hbn.), that died while being held in cold storage lor experimental use at the Entomology Laboratory, Chatham, Ontario, were forwarded to the Kingston laboratory for diagnosis. Microscopic examination showed that the dead larvae cnntaincd a hard core of fungous mycelium.