TY - GEN
T1 - Using African armyworm NPV as a strategic biological control agent: will studying pathogen ecology provide the answers?
AU - Graham, R. I.
AU - Grzywacz, D.
AU - Mushobozi, W. L.
AU - Cory, J. S.
AU - Shirras, A. D.
AU - Tummala, Y.
AU - Wilson, K.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The African armyworm Spodoptera exempta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the most devastating agricultural pests in sub-Saharan Africa, destroying staple crops such as maize, wheat, sorghum, millet, rice and pasture grasses. We are interested in the ecology of a natural disease, S. exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV), and examining how this virus may be utilised in a strategic control program. In this report, we describe preliminary findings from a single field-season, exploring the structure of natural overt SpexNPV populations; and the transmission strategies of the virus, specifically covert infections.
AB - The African armyworm Spodoptera exempta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the most devastating agricultural pests in sub-Saharan Africa, destroying staple crops such as maize, wheat, sorghum, millet, rice and pasture grasses. We are interested in the ecology of a natural disease, S. exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV), and examining how this virus may be utilised in a strategic control program. In this report, we describe preliminary findings from a single field-season, exploring the structure of natural overt SpexNPV populations; and the transmission strategies of the virus, specifically covert infections.
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M3 - Conference contribution
VL - 45
T3 - IOBC/WPRS Bulletin
SP - 91
EP - 94
BT - IOBC/WPRS Bulletin
ER -