Aerial spray trials in 1992 and 1993 against gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), using nuclear polyhedrosis virus with and without an optical brightener compared to Bacillus thuringiensis

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-23

  Cunningham, J C ^b   Brown, K W ^b   Payne, N J ^b   Mickle, R E ^a   Grant, G G ^b   Fleming, R A ^b   Robinson, A ^b   Curry, R D ^b   Langevin, D ^b   Burns, T ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial application; Bacillus thuringiensis; Forestry; Gypsy moth; Nuclear polyhedrosis virus; Stilbene disulfonic derivative

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; CYPOVIRUS; FAGACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES;

AERIAL SPRAY TRIAL; BIOPESTICIDE; EGG MASS; GYPSY MOTH; NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS;

EID: 0030617807     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(96)00057-9     Document Type: Article

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