Effect of Ecdysteroid UDP-Glucosyltransferase Gene Deletion on Efficacy of a Baculovirus Against Heliothis virescens and Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1207-1214

  Treacy, M F ^a   All, J N ^a,b   Ghidiu, G M ^a,c  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heliothis virescens; Nucleopolyhedrosis virus; Recombinant baculovirus; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CYPOVIRUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

ECDYSTEROID UDP GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; ECDYSTEROID UDP-GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; GENE DELETION; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0031253455     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.5.1207     Document Type: Article

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