Deletion of the Lymantria dispar multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyl transferase gene enhances viral killing speed in the last instar of the gypsy moth

Biological Control

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-103

  Slavicek, James M ^a   Popham, Holly J R ^a   Riegel, Christopher I ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Biological control; Ecdysteroid UDP glucosyltransferase; Gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Viral efficacy

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

CYPOVIRUS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIA DISPAR NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; MOROCCAN PEPPER VIRUS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0032854642     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0734     Document Type: Article

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