Effects of long-term storage on potency of TM biocontrol-1, the registered viral insecticide of Orgyia pseudotsugata (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-22

  Otvos, I S ^a   Kukan, B ^a   Reardon, R ^a,b   Ragenovich, I ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Orgyia pseudotsugata; Storage; TM biocontrol 1

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LARVA; LD 50; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; PRESERVATION; STANDARD; TIME; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOTHS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

BACULOVIRIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; ORGYIA PSEUDOTSUGATA; ORGYIA PSEUDOTSUGATA MNPV; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33750379845     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2006)099[0014:EOLSOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Aratake, Y. 1973. Strain differences of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L., in the resistance to a nuclear polyhedrosis virus. J. Seric. Sci. Jpn. 42: 230-238.
2. Cunningham, J. C. 1970a. Polyhedrosis virus infecting the eastern hemlock looper, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, pp. 292-296. In Society for Invertebrate Pathology: IVth International Colloquium on Insect Pathology. 25-28 August 1970, College Park, MD. U.S. Dep. Agric.-Entomology Research Division, Beltsville, MD.
3. Cunningham, J. C. 1970b. The effect of storage on the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the eastern hemlock looper, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 16: 352-356.
4. Finney, D. J. 1971. Probit analysis, 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom.
5. Hadfield, J. S., and R. W. Magelssen. 1995. TM Biocontrol-1 production history and inventory status. U.S. Dep. Agric.-Forest Service Region 6 Bulle., Corvallis, OR.
6. Kalmakoff, J. 1980. Viruses, pp. 21-57. In J. Kalmakoff and J. Longworth [eds.], Microbial control of insect pests, bulletin 228. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
7. Kaupp, W. J., and P. M. Ebling. 1990. Response of third, fifth, and sixth instar spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.), larvae to nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Can. Entomol. 122: 1037-1038.
8. Kaupp, W. J., and P. M. Ebling. 1993. Effect of mechanical processing and long-term storage on biological activity of Virtuss. Can. Entomol. 125: 975-977.
9. 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.
10. Martignoni, M. E. 1978. Virus in biological control: production, activity, and safety, pp. 140-147. In M. H. Brookes, R. W. Stark, and R. W. Campbell [eds.], The Douglas-fir tussock moth: a synthesis. U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1585. U.S. Dep. Agric.-Forest Service, Science and Education Agency, Washington, DC.
11. Martignoni, M. E. 1999. History of TM Biocontrol-1: the first registered virus-based product for control of a forest insect. Am. Entomol. 45: 30-37.
12. Martignoni, M. E., and P. J. Iwai. 1977. Peroral bioassay of technical-grade preparations of the Douglas-fir tussock moth nucleopolyhedrosis virus (Baculovirus). U.S. Dep. Agric.-Forest Service Res. Paper PNW-222.
13. Martignoni, M. E., and P. J. Iwai. 1978. Activity Standardization of technical preparations of Douglas-fir tussock moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata) baculovirus. J. Econ. Entomol. 71: 473-476.
14. Milks, M. 1997. The comparative biology and susceptibility of Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) lines to a nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Environ. Entomol. 26: 839-848.
15. Morris, O. N. 1963. The natural and artificial control of the Douglas-fir tussock moth, Orgyia pseudotsugata McDunnough, by a nuclear-polyhedrosis virus. J. Insect Pathol. 5: 401-414.
16. Neilson, M. M., and D. E. Elgee. 1960. The effect of storage on the virulence of a polyhedrosis virus. J. Insect. Pathol. 2: 165-171.
17. Otvos, I. S., J. C. Cunningham, and L. M. Friskie. 1987. Aerial application of nuclear polyhedrosis virus against Douglas-fir tussock moth, Orygia pseudotsugata (McDunnough) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae): I. Impact in the year of application. Can. Entomol. 119: 697-706.
18. Reed, C., I. S. Otvos, R. Reardon, I. Ragenovich, and H. L. Williams. 2003. Effects of long-term storage on the sta0 bility of OpMNPV DNA contained in TM Biocontrol-1. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 84: 104-113.
19. Reichelderfer, C. F., and C. V. Benton. 1974. Some genetic aspects of the resistance of Spodoptera frugiperda to a nuclear polyhedrosis virus. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 23: 378-382.
20. Robertson, J. L., and H. K. Preisler. 1992. Pesticide bioassays with arthropods. CRC, Boca Raton, FL.
21. SAS Institute. 1996. SAS user's guide: statistics, version 6.12. SAS Institute, Cary, NC.
22. Skatulla, V. U. 1987. On the susceptibility of Lymantria dispar larvae of different geographical regions to an NPV-virus. Anz. Schadlingskd. Pflanz. Umweltschutz. 60: 15-18.
23. Tanada, Y. 1956. Some factors affecting the susceptibility of the armyworm to virus infections. J. Econ. Entomol. 49: 52-57.
24. Thompson, C. G., and L. J. Peterson. 1978. Rearing the Douglas-fir tussock moth. U.S. Dep. Agric. Agriculture Handbook No. 520. Combined Forestry Pest Research and Development Program, Washington, DC.
25. Vail, P. V., and J. S. Tebbets. 1990. Comparative biology and susceptibility of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) populations to a granulosis virus. Environ. Entomol. 19: 791-794.