Association ofBotrytis cinereawith Grape Berry Moth Larvae

The potential role of the larvae of Lobesia botrana, the grape berry moth, as a dispersal agent for Botrytis cinerea has been studied with scanning electron microscopy. Numerous conidia were trapped, mainly in the ornamentations of segments cuticle. Ingested pieces of conidiophores and conidia observed in the digestive tract remained typically shaped. The germination ability of conidia extracted from the gut was not modified, and B. cinerea remained viable inside feces