Granulosis virus: biological control for western grapeleaf skeletonizer

Granulosis virus disease of western grapeleaf skeletonizer acts much like a classical biological control agent. Infected males transmit the disease to healthy females during mating, and infected females transmit it to their offspring. Egg production is reduced and larval m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vernon Stern, Brian Federici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1990-05-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v044n03p21