Modified behavior in baculovirus-infected lepidopteran larvae and its impact on the spatial distribution of inoculum

Quantifying the rate of dispersal of target insects when infected with a disease agent will aid the development of biorational pest control programs. The effect of nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) infection on the mobility of second and fourth instarMamestra brassicaelarvae was investigated in the laborat...

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Main Authors: Vasconcelos, SD, Cory, JS, Wilson, KR, Sait, SM, Hails, RS
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1996