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Kukuruzna zlatica (Diabrotica vigrifera vigrifera LeConte) potencijalni vektor uzročnika gljivičnih bolesti kukuruza

The aim of this study was to determine external contamination of western corn rootworm adults (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, 1868) with fungal conidia to confirm possibility of beetles to disseminate fungal inoculum to maize. Beetles were collected from maize fields during silking at two location sites, Gola and Virovitica, Croatia. In total, five fungal genera were identified: Mucor and Fusarium at both locations, Cladosporium and Epicoccum at Gola and Alternaria at Virovitica. All fungal genera detected in this study may cause maize diseases in the field, during storage or can contaminate maize kernels. Therefore, western corn rootworm adults may be important as vectors of maize fungal diseases.

external contamination; fungal conidia; maize; western corn rootworm

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