A novel formulation technology for baculoviruses protects biopesticide from degradation by ultraviolet radiation

Abstract Biopesticides are biological pest control agents that are viewed as safer alternatives to the synthetic chemicals that dominate the global insecticide market. A major constraint on the wider adoption of biopesticides is their susceptibility to the ultraviolet (UV: 290–400 nm) radiation in s...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Wilson, David Grzywacz, Igor Curcic, Freya Scoates, Karen Harper, Annabel Rice, Nigel Paul, Aoife Dillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70293-7