Aerial application of the viral enhancer Blankophor BBH with reduced rates of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) nucleopolyhedrovirus

Biological Control

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-216

  Thorpe, Kevin W ^a   Cook, Stephen P ^b   Webb, Ralph E ^a   Podgwaite, John D ^c   Reardon, Richard C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Gypchek; Lymantria dispar; Optical brightener

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL;

CYPOVIRUS; LACTUCA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIA DISPAR NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; LYMANTRIIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; QUERCUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0032831451     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0758     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Abbott W. S. A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. J. Econ. Entomol. 18:1925;265-267.
2. Argauer R., Shapiro M. Fluorescence and relative activities of stilbene optical brighteners as enhancers for the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) baculovirus. J. Econ. Entomol. 90:1997;416-420.
3. Bell R. A., Owens C. D., Shapiro M., Tardif J. R. Development of mass-rearing technology. U.S. Dept. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1584:1981;599-633.
4. Bryant J. E., Yendol W. G. Deposition characteristics of aerially applied Bacillus thuringiensis to a hardwood forest with hydraulic nozzles. J. Econ. Entomol. 84:1991;542-551.
5. Cunningham J. C., Brown K. W., Payne N. J., Mickle R. E., Grant G. G., Fleming R. A., Robinson A., Curry R. D., Langevin D., Burns T. 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 Prot. 16:1997;15-23.
6. Dougherty E. M., Guthrie K. P., Shapiro M. In vitro effects of fluorescent brightener on the efficacy of occlusion body dissolution and polyhedral-derived virions. Biol. Contr. 5:1995;383-388.
7. Dubois N. R., Reardon R. C., Mierzejewski K. Field efficacy and deposit analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis, Foray 48B, against gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 86:1993;26-33.
8. Farrar R. R. Jr., Ridgway R. L., Cook S. P., Thorpe K. W., Webb R. E. Nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae): Potency and effects of selected adjuvants on insect feeding behavior. J. Entomol. Sci. 30:1995;417-428.
9. Liebhold, A, Thorpe, K, Ghent, J, and, Lyons, D. B. 1994, Gypsy Moth Egg Mass Sampling for Decision-Making: A Users' Guide. USDA Forest Service, NA-TP-04-94.
10. Maczuga S. A., Mierzejewski K. J. Droplet size and density effects of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki on gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) larvae. J. Econ. Entomol. 88:1995;1376-1379.
11. Payne N. J., Cunningham J. C., Curry R. D., Brown K. W., Mickle R. E. Spray deposits in a mature oak canopy from aerial applications of nuclear polyhedrosis virus and Bacillus thuringiensis to control gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. Crop Prot. 15:1996;425-431.
12. Podgwaite J. D., Reardon R. C., Blair J. Gypchek: A survey to define customer needs and product market. Fosbroke S. L. C., Gottschalk K. W. Proceedings of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum 1997. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. 1997;71.
13. Podgwaite J. D., Reardon R. C., Kolodny-Hirsch D. M., Walton G. S. Efficacy of ground application of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) nucleopolyhedrosis virus product, Gypchek. J. Econ. Entomol. 84:1991;440-444.
14. Podgwaite J. D., Reardon R. C., Walton G. S., Venables L., Kolodny-Hirsch D. M. Effects of aerially applied Gypchek on gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) populations in Maryland woodlots. J. Econ. Entomol. 85:1992;1136-1139.
15. Podgwaite J. D., Shields K. S., Zerillo R. T., Bruen R. B. Environmental persistence of the nucleopolyhedrosis virus of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L. Environ. Entomol. 72:1979;523-536.
16. Reardon, R. C, Podgwaite, J, and, Zerillo, R. 1996, Gypchek, the Gypsy Moth Nucleopolyhedrosis Virus Product. USDA Forest Service, FHTET-96-16.
17. SAS Institute, 1989, SAS/STAT Users Guide. Version 6, Fourth Edition, Cary, NC.
18. Schultz J. C., Foster M. A., Montgomery M. E. Host plant-mediated impacts of a baculovirus on gypsy moth populations. Watt A. D., Leather S. R., Hunter M. D., Kidd N. A. C. Population Dynamics of Forest Insects. 1990;303-313 Intercept, Andover.
19. Shapiro M., Robertson J. L. Enhancement of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) baculovirus activity by optical brighteners. J. Econ. Entomol. 85:1992;1120-1124.
20. Sundaram A., Retnakaran A. Influence of formulation properties on droplet size spectra and ground deposits of aerially-applied pesticides. Pestic. Sci. 20:1987;241-257.
21. Thorpe K. W., Podgwaite J. D., Slavicek J. M., Webb R. E. Gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) control with ground-based hydraulic applications of Gypchek, in vitro-produced virus, and Bacillus thuringiensis. J. Econ. Entomol. 91:1998;875-880.
22. Vaughn C. D., Straka T. J., Ham D. L., Hedden R. L., Thorpe K. W. Costs associated with urban gypsy moth control by arborists: A case study. J. Arboric. 23:1997;173-180.
23. Washburn J. O., Kirkpatrick B. A., Haas-Stapleton E., Volkman L. E. Evidence that the stilbene-derived optical brightener M2R enhances Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrosis infection of Trichoplusia ni and Heliothis virescens by preventing sloughing of infected midgut epithelial cells. Biol. Contr. 11:1998;58-69.
24. Webb R. E., Dill N. H., McLaughlin J. M., Kershaw L. S., Podgwaite J. D., Cook S. P., Thorpe K. W., Farrar R. R. Jr., Ridgway R. L., Fuester R. W., Shapiro M., Argauer R. J., Venables L., White G. B. Blankophor BBH as an enhancer of nuclear polyhedrosis virus in arborist treatments against the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 89:1996;957-962.
25. Webb R. E., Shapiro M., Podgwaite J. D., Ridgway R. L., Venables L., White G. B., Argauer R. J., Cohen D. L., Witcosky J., Kester K. M., Thorpe K. W. The effect of optical brighteners on the efficacy of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) nuclear polyhedrosis virus in forest plots with high or low levels of natural virus. J. Econ. Entomol. 87:1994;134-143.
26. Webb R. E., Podgwaite J. D., Shapiro M., Tatman K. M., Douglass L. W. Hydraulic spray application of Gypchek as a homeowner control tactic against gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 25:1990;383-393.