Environmental Entomology · 1973 · 11 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiologyEntomologyMolecular VirologyPlant VirologyVirologyPest ControlPlant Virus Disease ManagementPlant VirusesViral Diseases Of InsectsViral InfectionsVirus-host InteractionsAdditivesSprayStability Under Field ConditionsViral Biocontrol AgentsViral Insect ControlViral Insect PathogensViral Pathogenesis In InsectsVirus Diseases
The effectiveness of an insect virus, used as an insecticide, is largely dependent upon its stability after spraying. Previous studies demonstrated that the Heliothis nucleopolyhedrosis (NPY) on cotton (Bullock 1967, Allen 1968, Ignoffo and Batzer 1971) and the Trichoplusia NPV (Jaques 1968) and the Pieris granulosis virus (David et al. 1968) on crucifers are inactivated by sunlight. Use of spray additives (Jaques 1971, Ignoffo and Batzer 1971, Ignoffo et al. 1972) significantly increased the stability of these occluded viruses of the genus Baculovirus (Wildy 1971).