Host–Pathogen Interactions: Insects vs. Fungi

Temperature-dependent effects on mutualistic, antagonistic, and commensalistic interactions among insects, fungi and mites

The relative abundance and nature of associations between symbiotic species can be affected by abiotic conditions with consequences for population dynamics. We investigated the effects of temperature on the community of mites and fungi associated with the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis, an important pest of pine forests in the southern United States. First, we determined whether t...

Temperature-dependent effects on mutualistic, antagonistic, and commensalistic interactions among insects, fungi and mites

'T'he relat~ve abundance and nature of associations between symbiotic species can be affected by abiotic contfrl~ons L L I ~ ~ consequences for population dynamics. We itlvestigated the effects of temperature on the community of mltes and fungi associated w ~ t h the southern pine beetle, L3endrocfon11.s frontulis, an irilportant pest of pine forests in llic snuthcrn Unitcd States. First, we dc...

Modelling interactions in fungi.

Indeterminate organisms have received comparatively little attention in theoretical ecology and still there is much to be understood about the origins and consequences of community structure. The fungi comprise an entire kingdom of life and epitomize the indeterminate growth form. While interactions play a significant role in shaping the community structure of indeterminate organisms, to date m...

Dispersal Ecology of Insects Inhabiting Wood-Decaying Fungi

Can Insects Develop Resistance to Insect Pathogenic Fungi?

Microevolutionary adaptations and mechanisms of fungal pathogen resistance were explored in a melanic population of the Greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella. Under constant selective pressure from the insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana, 25(th) generation larvae exhibited significantly enhanced resistance, which was specific to this pathogen and not to another insect pathogenic fungus,...