Mitteilungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie (2001) 13, 30-33
Annette Herz, Annegret Schmitt and Jürg Huber (2001)
Verändern pflanzenbürtige Effekte die Virulenz des Kernpolyedervirus HaSNPV gegenüber dem polyphagen Insekt Helicoverpa armigera (Lep., Noctuidae)?
[Do plant metabolites change the virulence of the nucleopolyhedrovirus HaSNPV for the polyphagous host insect Helicoverpa armigera (Lep., Noctuidae)?]
Mitteilungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie 13, 30-33
Abstract: Potential effects of plant metabolites evoked by induced resistance, or of differences in the constitutive chemical composition of plants, on the infectivity of a baculovirus for its polyphagous host insect were studied. Plant reactions, caused by induced resistance after infection with a phytopathogen, after treatment with a botanical inducer or after previous herbivore damage did not significantly affect the activity of the virus. In contrast, a remarkable effect on virulence was found, when the baculovirus was applied on the foliage of different food plant species.
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(original language: German)
Database assignments for author(s): Annette Herz, Annegret Schmitt
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
environment/habitat manipulation
