Environmental Entomology (1985) 14, 496-499

Forrest L. Mitchell, Beverly Sparks Brewer, Rodney K. Nelson and James R. Fuxa (1985)
A nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the buck moth caterpillar (Hemileuca maia) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Environmental Entomology 14 (4), 496-499
Abstract: A nuclear polyhedrosis virus discovered in a colony of Hemileuca maia (Drury) at Louisiana State University was infective for larvae collected from the field. The virus is singly embedded and infects the epidermis, fat body, and tracheal matrix. Infected larvae exhibited classical virus symptoms. Polyhedra were found within and subtending the scoli.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Hemileuca maia		U.S.A. (mid S)