Environmental Entomology (1983) 12, 982-985

Martin Shapiro, Patricia Poh Agin and Robert A. Bell (1983)
Ultraviolet protectants of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) nucleopolyhedresis virus
Environmental Entomology 12 (3), 982-985
Abstract: Materials were evaluated which had been used previously as ultraviolet (UV) protectants or feeding stimulants for other insect pathogens. Dar-mol molasses, Shade, and Coax provided good protection at a 5% concentration. Materials were also evaluated which are active ingredients in sunscreens for human usage. All materials, with the exception of homomenthyl salicylate and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, at least doubled viral persistence. All p-aminobenzoic acid compounds enhanced persistence 2.2 to 2.6-fold, whereas benzilidine sulfonic acid enhanced persistence 3.6-fold at a 5% concentration. Excellent results were obtained with benzilidine sulfonic acid, whether diet or red oak seedlings were used as the test substrates. A high positive correlation (r = +0.84) existed between UV B absorbance (280 to 320 nm) and UV protection among the water soluble sunscreens.
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Database assignments for author(s): Martin Shapiro

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
formulation/storage of bioagents

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lymantria dispar
Alphabaculovirus lydisparis (entomopathogen)	Lymantria dispar