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Welcome	Database Structure EDWIP comprises 7 files. Click on filenames below for details about coverage, data fields (with links to indexes), and relationshipsto other files. Nonviral Pathogen Associations Nematode Associations Viral Pathogen Associations Negative Test Results Host Classification & Ecology Nonviral Pathogen Classification Citations
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Nonviral Pathogen Associations associations of bacteria, fungi, mollicutes, and protozoa with insects and insect allies
Field Name	Description	Linked files
Host	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable	Host Classification & Ecology
Pathogen	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable	Pathogen Classification
host stage infected	Host stages in which infection observed. Egg, Larva, Nymph, Pupa, or Adult
host tissues infected	Host tissues in which infection observed. Authors' choices of terms from citations are followed.
country of observation	Locality for association; country only. Island names may be specified to distinguish from mainland (e.g., USA-Hawaii). Country names are entered as reported by authors, and may not be geopolitically current.
field versus lab	Indicates whether association was observed in the field or the laboratory. Associations observed in greenhouses are entered as "field."
zoogeographic region	For field associations only, indicates in which zoogeographic region association occurred.
intermediate host	An intermediate host is a species necessary for completion of the pathogen's life cycle, in addition to the primary host named in a record. If the intermediate host is an insect or insect ally, a separate record will also list it as the primary host. Very few records name intermediate hosts, either because none exists or because such relationships are not known.
ERNnvp	EDWIP record number (unique within this file)	Citations

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Viral Pathogen Associations associations of viruses with insects and insect allies
Field Name	Description	Linked files
Host	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable	Host Classfication & Ecology Table
Virus	May be a virus species or unidentified viral disease. This field may be empty in some records
low taxon	Family
high taxon	Either RNA virus, DNA virus, or unknown.
host stage infected	Host stages in which infection observed. Egg, Larva, Nymph, Pupa, or Adult
host tissues infected	Host tissues in which infection observed. Authors' choices of terms from citations are followed.
country of observation	Where associations observed; country only. Some Island names may be specified to distinguish from mainland areas of a country (e.g., USA-Hawaii). Country names are entered as reported by authors in citations, and may not be geopolitically current.
field versus lab	Indicates whether association was observed in the field or the laboratory.
intermediate host	An intermediate host is a species that is necessary for the completion of the pathogen's life cycle in addition to the host named at the top of the record. If an insect or insect ally is an intermediate host, a separate record will also list it as the main host. Very few records name intermediate hosts, either because none exists or because it is not known.
ERNv	EDWIP record number (unique within this file).	Citations

   

Nematode Associations associations of nematodes with insects and insect allies
Field Name	Description	Linked files
Host	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable	Host Classfication & Ecology
Nematode	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable
nematode strain	Strain of nematode, if any, involved in association.
nematode family
nematode order
associated bacterium	Genus, species, subspecies (optional) of bacteria identified as symbiotic with the nematode species.
soil type and habitat	Soil type and habitat in which association was observed.
host stage infected	Host stages in which infection observed. Egg, Larva, Nymph, Pupa, or Adult
host tissues infected	Host tissues in which infection observed. Authors' choices of terms from citations are followed.
country of observation	Where associations observed; country only. Some Island names may be specified to distinguish from mainland areas of a country (e.g., USA-Hawaii). Country names are entered as reported by authors in citations, and may not be geopolitically current.
field versus lab	Indicates whether association was observed in the field or the laboratory.
intermediate host	An intermediate host is a species that is necessary for the completion of the pathogen's life cycle in addition to the host named at the top of the record. If an insect or insect ally is an intermediate host, a separate record will also list it as the main host. Very few records name intermediate hosts, either because none exists or because it is not known.
ERNnem	EDWIP record number (unique within this file).

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Negative Test Results laboratory tests of bacteria, fungi, mollicutes, protozoa, and viruses with insects and insect allies in which no infection occurred
Field Name	Description	Linked files
Host species name	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable	Host Classfication & Ecology
Pathogen name	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable	Pathogen Classfication (except for Viruses)
Host stage tested	Host stages in which infection observed. Egg, Larva, Nymph, Pupa, or Adult
Logarithm of max. dose
ERNntr	EDWIP record number (unique within this file).	Citations

   

Host Classfication & Ecology taxonomic and ecological information about insects and insect allies.
Field Name	Description	Linked files
Host species	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable	Nonviral Pathogen Association Virus Association Negative Test Results Nematode Association
synonyms	Other scientific name(s) that have been used for this species, including common misspellings from the insect pathology literature.
order
family
food	Foods on which the host feeds. Scientific or common names of host plants and animals may be used. Information is entered as a single text string.
habitat	Brief description of the habitat of the host species. Information is entered as a single text string.
gen/yr	Number of generations of host per year. Can be <1, =1, >1, or some combination of these.

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Pathogen Classfication taxonomic information about pathogens
Field Name	Description	Linked Files
Pathogen species	Genus and species, subspecies if applicable (for Fungi, varieties may be used)	Non-Viral Pathogen Associations Negative Test Results
group	Bacteria, Fungi, Mollicutes, Protozoa
high taxon	Varies with pathogen group (for further details, see Data Entry Protocols)
low taxon	Varies with pathogen group (for further details, see Data Entry Protocols)

   

Citations bibliographic citations supporting records of Non-Viral Pathogen Associations, Viral Pathogen Associations, Nematode Associations, and Negative Test Results files. There are currently approximately 2,000 citations in EDWIP.
Field Name	Description	Linked files
ref code	Numeric code. Each citation has a unique ref code.	Non-Viral Pathogen Associations Virus Associations Nematode Associations Negative Test Results
Full Citation	Author(s), date of publication, title of work, source title, volume number, page numbers, etc. May include language of publication, translated titles. All information entered as one text string.