Granulosis virus: biological control for western grapeleaf skeletonizer

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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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
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spelling doaj-98a626e59bfa4d33b26f38de4445f6ea2020-11-25T02:59:22ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911990-05-01443212210.3733/ca.v044n03p2110.3733/cav044n03_9Granulosis virus: biological control for western grapeleaf skeletonizerVernon Stern0Brian Federici1Vernon M. Stern is Professor, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.Brian A. Federici is Professor, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.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 mortality is very high.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v044n03p21
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description 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 mortality is very high.
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