| isolation and in vitro cultivation of the aphid pathogenic fungus entomophthora planchoniana. | entomophthora planchoniana is an important fungal pathogen of aphids. although entomophthora chromaphidis has been considered a synonym for e. planchoniana, the two species are now separated, and e. planchoniana is reported not to grow in vitro. in this paper, we describe for the first time the isolation and cultivation of this species. entomophthora planchoniana was isolated from a population of ovatus crataegarius (homoptera, aphididae), which was infected by e. planchoniana only. the isolates ... | 2001 | 11822833 |