Introduction Cordyceps sinensis is the complex of fungus Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. (Clavicipitaceae) growing on the larva of Hepialus armoricanus Oberthur (caterpillar) that lives afew inches underground. It is also commonly known as Cordyceps, or “Dong Chong Xia Cao” (winter-worm and summer-grass) in Chinese, because of its appearance during different seasons. Cordyceps has been used in...

The abundance of Nassella leucotricha and its rate of infection by its fungal pathogen, Atkinsonella texensis (Balansieae, Clavicipitaceae, Ascomycota), varied spatially in three savanna sites in central Texas. In two of the three sites, Nassella was much more abundant at the edge of clusters of woody plants than in the open grassy areas between them. In all three sites, the incidence of diseas...

Wilson, A. D., Clement, S. L., and Kaiser, W. J. 1991. Survey and detection of endophytic fungi in Lolium germ plasm by direct staining and aphid assays. Plant Dis. 75:169-173. Clavicipitaceous anamorphic endophytes were detected in 28 of 85 accessions from five of eight species in a collection of Lolium germ plasm. Comparative descriptions of endophytic mycelium in seeds of L. multiflorum, L. ...

Epichloë species (Clavicipitaceae, Ascomycota) are the causal agents of choke disease of grasses. This disease is characterized by the presence of cylindrical fungal stromata which wrap the immature inflorescences and inhibit the normal development of reproductive tillers. Using phenotypic and molecular characters, as well as mating compatibility tests, the fungus causing choke disease in Brach...

The susceptibility of preimaginal and adult olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera: Tephritidae), to a strain of the mitosporic ascomycete Metarhizium brunneum (Petch) (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) and the insecticidal activity of its crude extract to olive fruit fly adults were investigated. Strain EAMb 09/01-Su caused 60% mortality to B. oleae adults, with average survival time ...