Effect of prolonged storage on the virulence of polyhedral inclusion body from seven nucleopolyhedrovirus isolates infectious to the tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 119-122

  Tsuda, Katsuo ^a   Yamashita, Kouhei ^a,d   Sakamaki, Yositaka ^a   Kusigemati, Kanetosi ^a   Yasunaga Aoki, Chisa ^b   Iiyama, Kazuhiro ^b   Okada, Muneo ^c   Kawarabata, Takeshi ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Res Inst Japan Plant Protect A   (Japan)

^d Fuji Environmental Service Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long term storage; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Spodoptera litura; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CYPOVIRUS; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMESTRA BRASSICAE; MYTHIMNA SEPARATA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SPODOPTERA LITURA; XESTIA C-NIGRUM;

EID: 28444439544     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: 13476068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.2005.119     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Bergold, G. H. (1958) Viruses of insects. In Handbuch der Virus Forschhung. Vol. 4 (Hallauer, C. and K. F. Meyer, eds.). Springer-Verlag, Wien, pp. 60-120.
2. Kaupp, W. J. and P. M. Ebling (1993) Effect of mechanical processing and long-term storage on biological activity of viruses. Can. Entomol. 125: 975-977.
3. Lewis, F. B. and W. D. Rollinson (1978) Effect of storage on the virulence of gypsy moth nucleopolyhedrosis inclusion bodies. J. Econ. Entomol. 71: 719-722.
4. Neilson, M. M. and D. E. Elgee (1960) The effect of storage on the virukence of a polyhedrosis virus. J. Insect Pathol. 2: 165-171.
5. [Okada, M. (1977) Studies on the utilization and mass production of Spodoptera litura nuclear polyhedrosis virus for control of the tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fabricius). Bull. Chugoku Agr. Exp. Stn., Ser. E 12: 1-66.]
6. Reed, L. and H. Muench (1938) A simple method of estimating fifty percent endpoints. Am. J. Hyg. 27: 493-497.
7. Steinhaus, E. A. (1954) Duration of infectivity of silkworm jaundice. Science 120: 186-187.
8. Watanabe, S. (1951) Studies on the grasserie virus of the silkworm, Bombyx mori: Physical and chemical effects upon the virus. Jpn. J. Exp. Med. 21: 299-313.
9. [Yoshida, M. (1992) Design of Experiments for Animal Husbandry. 6th ed. Yokendo, Tokyo. 474 pp.]