Evaluation of the insecticidal efficacy of wild-type and recombinant baculoviruses

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 388, Issue , 2007, Pages 379-404

  Li, Huarong ^a   Bonning, Bryony C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Diet plug bioassay; Droplet feeding; Feeding damage; Host range; Insecticidal efficacy; LC50; LD 50; Microapplicator; Recombinant baculovirus; ST50

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; GENOTYPE; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 36048998705     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-457-5:379     Document Type: Article

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