Virulence of nucleopolyhedroviruses from Orgyia pseudotsugata and Orgyia leucostigma (Lep., Lymantriidae) for early instars of the white-spotted tussock moth, Orgyia thyellina

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 375-379

  Walsh, Patrick J ^a   Glare, Travis R ^b   Nelson, Tracey L ^b   Sadler, Tony J ^c   Ward, Vernon K ^c  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GENE SEQUENCING; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PEST CONTROL; VIRULENCE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS INFECTION;

INTRODUCED SPECIES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; VIRULENCE;

CANADA; NEW ZEALAND;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIIDAE; ORGYIA LEUCOSTIGMA; ORGYIA PSEUDOTSUGATA; ORGYIA THYELLINA;

EID: 0032780918     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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