Field Efficacy and Transmission of Fast- and Slow-Killing Nucleopolyhedroviruses that Are Infectious to Adoxophyes honmai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

The smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is an economically important pest of tea in Japan. Previous work showed that a fast-killing nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) isolated from A. orana (AdorNPV) and a slow-killing NPV isolated from A. honmai (AdhoNPV) are both infectious...

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Main Authors: Maho Takahashi, Madoka Nakai, Yasumasa Saito, Yasushi Sato, Chikara Ishijima, Yasuhisa Kunimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/7/3/1271