Insect/Fungal Interactions: Good and Bad by Seanna Annis

Written By Maine Ento Society

Insect/Fungal Interactions: Good and Bad webinar by Seanna Annis which was hosted on Thursday, February 13th, 2025.

I will talk about what is a fungus and how fungi interact with a variety of insects. Topics will include leaf cutter ants, woolly aphids, zombie ants, sexy cicadas and more.

Seanna Annis

is a Professor of Mycology and a member of Cooperative Extension at University of Maine. She has studied fungi for 40years and taught a mycology course for 25 years. She has collaborated with Ellie Groden and other colleagues on fungi that attack Colorado Potato Beetles, Brown Tail Moth larvae and Fire Ants in Maine. She mainly studies fungal pathogens of wild blueberries but loves all fungal pathogens.

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