New research article! 📰

Parmentier et al. show that a supposedly worker-specific fungus can also spread across Myrmica sexuals, larvae, and nest associates 🧫
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#SocialInsects #FungalParasite #Myrmica #Myrmecophiles #HostRange

Longer durability of host–parasite interaction increases host density

https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.11029

#Mycoloop #FungalParasite #ParasitesInFoodWebs #PhytoplanktonBloom #TimeDelay #PlanktonCommunity