Ibtissem Ben FekihFeb 26, 2024
Dear friends and colleagues, the following link: https://beetlehangers.org/2024/02/23/workshop/ provides more details about our three-day workshop "Arthropod-Fungal Associations: From Parasites to Pathogens" which will be held on 13-15 May 2024 at Meise Botanic garden and Ghent University (Belgium) πŸ„πŸžπŸœπŸ•·πŸπŸ„
#entomopathogens #arthropods #laboulbeniales #conservation #fungi #biocontrol #pollinators
Workshop

Together with my friend and colleague Dr. Ibtissem Ben Fekih, I am organizing a workshop at Meise Botanic Garden and Ghent University, titled β€œArthropod–Fungal Associations: from Parasites to…

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Stefan F. WirthJan 23, 2024

The #ephemeral #habitat #debris of #washedashore on #freshwater lakes (here Berlin Wannsee) and an interesting inhabitant, a #beetle of the genus Dryops that is adapted to watery habitats. Visible in my attached photos is seemingly #Dryops #luridus that is also known to occur in Berlin-Brandenburg.
A. De Kesel and D. Haelewaters (2014) studied #Laboulbeniales fungi on D. luridus in Belgium.
Β© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2023/24

Source
Parasitic fungi on D. luridus (2014):
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269985686_Belgian_records_of_Laboulbeniales_from_aquatic_insects_3_-_species_from_Dryops_luridus