Applied Entomology and Zoology (2000) 35, 389-392
C.M. Ignoffo, J.F.H. Wong, W.F. McCutchen, S.G. Saathoff and C. Garcia (2000)
Yields of occlusion bodies from Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) and Helicoverpa (Heliothis) zea (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) larvae fed wild or recombinant strains of baculoviruses
Applied Entomology and Zoology 35 (3), 389-392
Abstract: Larvae of Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens fed recombinant strains of two nucleopolyhedroviruses (AcMNPV, HzSNPV), genetically engineered to express two different scorpion toxins, produced significantly lower numbers (ca. 4 to 10-fold lower) of occlusion bodies than larvae infected with the wild strain of these viruses. Lower yields of occlusion bodies were a manifestation of early larval paralysis caused by the toxin-expressing recombinant strains.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
genetical engin./transgenic plants
