A gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar, Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) multinucleocapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus from France: comparison with a North American and a Korean strain

As part of a search for natural enemies of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), virus-infected samples were collected near Toulouse, France. Light and electron microscope studies confirmed that the French strain is a multinucleocapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus (MNPV). In vivo bioassays using the New...

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Main Authors: Neelam NARANG, Franck HÉRARD, Edward M. DOUGHERTY, Kim CHEN, Fernando E. VEGA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2001-06-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
Subjects:
npv
Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200102-0013_A_gypsy_moth_Lymantria_dispar_Lepidoptera_Lymantriidae_multinucleocapsid_nuclear_polyhedrosis_virus_from_Fr.php