Recombinant viral insecticides: Delivery of environmentally safe and cost-effective products

Entomophaga

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 361-373

  Wood, H A ^a   Hughes, P R ^a  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Biological control; Environmental safety; Genetic engineering; Insect rearing

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

BACULOVIRUS; BIOPESTICIDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; VIRAL PESTICIDE;

EID: 0030299340     PISSN: 00138959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765790     Document Type: Conference Paper

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