A new nucleopolyhedrovirus from the oil-palm leaf-eater Euprosterna elaeasa (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): Preliminary characterization and field assessment in Peruvian plantation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 69-75

  Zeddam, Jean Louis ^a   Cruzado, Julio Arroyo ^b   Rodriguez, Juana Luna ^b   Ravallec, Marc ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b Palmas del Espino   (Peru)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Baculoviridae; Biological control; Euprosterna elaeasa; Limacodidae; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Oil palm pest; Peru

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FIELD SURVEY; PEST CONTROL; PLANTATION;

PERU;

BACULOVIRIDAE; CYPOVIRUS; ELAEIS; EUPROSTERNA ELAEASA; LEPIDOPTERA; LIMACODIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0038007963     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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