Biocontrol Science and Technology (2004) 14, 185-192

Xiulian Sun, Xincheng Sun, Wopke Van Der Werf, Just M. Vlak and Zhihong Hu (2004)
Field inactivation of wild-type and genetically modified Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus in cotton
Biocontrol Science and Technology 14 (2), 185-192
Abstract: Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) is a serious pest on cotton in China. A specific baculovirus, H. armigera nucleopolyhedroviruses (HaSNPV) is used as a commercial biopesticide to control this pest. To improve the pesticidal properties, HaSNPV has been genetically engineered by both deleting the ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase (egt) gene from its genome (recombinant HaSNPV-EGTD) and incorporating an insect-selective toxin gene from the scorpion Androctonus australis (AaIT) (recombinant HaSNPV-AaIT). In the field, there was no significant difference among the inactivation rates of the two recombinant HaSNPVs and their parent wild-type, HaSNPV-WT. The inactivation rate of these viruses was significantly different in different years. The average half-life of HaSNPV was 0.57, 0.90 and 0.39 days in 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively. Inactivation rates correlated well with solar radiation over these years.
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Database assignments for author(s): Just M. Vlak, Wopke van der Werf, Zhihong Hu

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
genetical engin./transgenic plants

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Helicoverpa armigera	Cotton (Gossypium)
Alphabaculovirus helarmigerae (entomopathogen)	Helicoverpa armigera	Cotton (Gossypium)