Tag: diptera

Episode

TWiEVO 33: Fly by virus

July 24, 2018
Tagged as: behavior modification, Coccinellidae, Cordyceps, diptera, Entomophthora muscae, evolution, fungus, iflavirus, microbial control of hosts, viral, virology, virus, viruses

Nels and Vincent are astounded by the finding of an insect-derived virus in a fungus that manipulates the behavior of flies.