Genome Analysis and Genetic Stability of the Cryptophlebia leucotreta Granulovirus (CrleGV-SA) after 15 Years of Commercial Use as a Biopesticide

Genome Analysis and Genetic Stability of the Cryptophlebia leucotreta Granulovirus (CrleGV-SA) after 15 Years of Commercial Use as a Biopesticide

Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is an indigenous pest in southern Africa which attacks citrus fruits and other crops. To control T. leucotreta in South Africa, an integrated pest management (IPM) programme incorporating the baculovirus Cryptophlebia leucotreta granuloviru...

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Main Authors: Marcel van der Merwe, Michael D. Jukes, Lukasz Rabalski, Caroline Knox, John K. Opoku-Debrah, Sean D. Moore, Martyna Krejmer-Rabalska, Boguslaw Szewczyk, Martin P. Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
betabaculovirus
false codling moth
biopesticide
genome stability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/11/2327

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