Efficacy of Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus as a biological insecticide for beet armyworm control in greenhouses of southern Spain

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-232

  Lasa, Rodrigo ^a   Pagola, Iñaki ^a   Ibañez, Itxaso ^a   Belda, José E ^b   Williams, Trevor ^a   Caballero, Primitivo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acquisition of infection; Baculovirus; Biological insecticide; Greenhouse crops; Spodoptera exigua; Sweet pepper

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOPESTICIDE; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INFECTIVITY; MORTALITY; MOTH; VIRUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA MNPV;

EID: 33947677610     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701211335     Document Type: Article

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