在受重金属Zn2+胁迫的斜纹夜蛾幼虫寄主上双斑侧沟茧蜂的生存与发育

通过在植食性昆虫斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura Fabricius幼虫人工饲料中添加不同浓度的Zn²⁺,测定了连续3代取食含不同Zn²⁺浓度饲料幼虫的血淋巴中Zn²⁺含量,并研究了被Zn²⁺胁迫的斜纹夜蛾幼虫对寄生性天敌双斑侧沟茧蜂Microplitis bicoloratus Chen生存与发育的影响。结果表明,斜纹夜蛾幼虫血淋巴中Zn²⁺含量随饲料中Zn²⁺浓度和幼虫取食世代数的增加而增加;Zn²⁺胁迫斜纹夜蛾幼虫对双斑侧沟茧蜂的寄生率、从寄生到结茧的时间、蛹期长短、成虫羽化率和成虫寿命等都有不同程度的影响,其中以第2代的寄生率和第1代的羽化率受影响最大,均随着Zn²⁺浓度的增大而降低。因此,寄主饲料中高浓度的Zn²⁺能通过食物链影响双斑侧沟茧蜂的生存和发育。     

Ovipositional discrimination by Microplitis rufiventris females between healthy and granulosis virus-infected Spodoptera littoralis larvae

Ovipositional choice tests by Microplitis rufiventris females (Hym., Braconidae) between granulosis virus‐infected (GVI) and non‐infected (NI) Spodoptera littoralis larvae (Lep., Noctuidae), were assessed using discriminatory methods for re‐isolating the NI and virus‐infected hosts after removing the female parasitoid. When M. rufiventris females were given a choice between NI and GVI S. littoralis hosts, the adult females exhibited marked preference (P < 0.01) for the NI (i.e. higher quality) hosts. In this case, M. rufiventris females and S. littoralis GV (SlGV) did not significantly compete for the same type of host larvae and are, generally, compatible. However, when the choice was given between two low qualities of S. littoralis hosts, i.e. virus‐free previously parasitized hosts and viral‐infected hosts a significant preference (P < 0.01) of the parasitoid females for the GVI larvae was observed. In this case, the parasitoid would be at a disadvantage when competing with GV for the same host. However, the parasitoid could be used as an additional tool for the dissemination of biocontrol viruses within different pest populations, i.e. hosts other than S. littoralis. Importantly, the results showed different strategies of parasitoid female in egg‐laying management. When M. rufiventris female was given a choice between healthy and SlGVI hosts, the female deposited more eggs than when she was given a choice between two low qualities of host larvae. The results of the study may have implications in pest management strategies using M. rufiventris and SlGV against S. littoralis larvae.     

核型多角体病毒与侧沟茧蜂对斜纹夜蛾幼虫的协同作用

研究了斜纹夜蛾幼虫体内的斜纹夜蛾侧沟茧蜂存活率、发育历期、寄主感染病毒时间、病毒浓度之间的关系,并测定了斜纹夜蛾侧沟茧蜂的传毒效率．结果表明,病毒对寄主体内寄生蜂历期无明显影响,寄生在幼虫体内的寄生蜂能在寄主病死前完成发育,存活比例因寄主感染病毒的时间和浓度而异．斜纹夜蛾被寄生后接种病毒(SINPV),距离寄生时间越长,饲毒浓度越低,寄生蜂完成发育的比例越大,但饲毒时间是主要影响因素．从感病幼虫体内发育成的侧沟茧蜂或曾经在感病寄主上产过卵的寄生蜂,以及通过人工方式使产卵器被病毒污染的寄生蜂,均能携带一定数量的病毒．通过产卵活动,侧沟茧蜂成蜂能在寄主幼虫个体间传递病毒．当寄生蜂在感病的寄主幼虫上产卵带毒后,平均可传递病毒给2．14头幼虫;发育于感病幼虫体内的寄生蜂,平均可传递病毒给2．45头幼虫．通过用病毒液浸茧或用混有病毒的蜂蜜饲喂成蜂等方式使产卵器污染病毒的寄生蜂,传毒效率随饲毒浓度增加而提高,平均可传递病毒1．45头和0．94头幼虫     

斜纹夜蛾取食四种植物对马尼拉侧沟茧蜂发育和繁殖的影响

研究斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura幼虫取食4种植物后对马尼拉侧沟茧蜂Microplitis manilae生长发育和繁殖的影响,为利用该蜂开展斜纹夜蛾的生物防治提供理论依据。在人工气候箱内(26℃±1℃、RH 65%±5%、L∶D=12∶12)研究了斜纹夜蛾取食豇豆Vigna unguiculata、芋艿Colocasia esculenta、烟草Nicotiana tabacum和芥蓝Brassica alboglabra 4种植物对马尼拉侧沟茧蜂的生长发育和繁殖的影响。结果表明:马尼拉侧沟茧蜂寄生取食豇豆的夜蛾幼虫,其幼虫期最短,化蛹率、羽化率和累计存活率最高,性比最低,寿命最长;寄生取食烟草的夜蛾幼虫,其幼虫期最长,化蛹率、羽化率和累计存活率最低,蛹重最轻,蛹期最长;从取食芥蓝的斜纹夜蛾幼虫体内育出的雌蜂产卵量最高,但成蜂寿命最短;斜纹夜蛾取食4种植物对雌蜂个体大小无显著影响,但取食烟草的夜蛾幼虫体内育出的雄蜂个体最小。马尼拉侧沟茧蜂寄生取食不同植物的斜纹夜蛾幼虫,马尼拉侧沟茧蜂的发育和繁殖存在显著差异。     

Nucleopolyhedrovirus infection and/or parasitism by Microplitis pallidipes affected haemolymph titre of 20‐hydroxyecdysone in Spodoptera exigua larvae

This study examined the physiological effects of joint and separate parasitism and infection by the endoparasitoid Microplitis pallidipes Szépligeti and the nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV), respectively, on haemolymph 20‐hydroxyecdysone (20‐E) titre in Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) larvae. The results indicated that in parasitized larvae, virus‐infected larvae (5.7 × 10³ and 5.7 × 10⁵ OB/ml) and parasitized larvae infected with virus at 5.7 × 10⁵ OB/ml, compared to healthy larvae, the 20‐E all declined during the first 3 days but began to increase from day 4 after treatment, while in jointly parasitized and infected larvae (5.7 × 10³ OB/ml), the 20‐E declined during the first 4 days but began to increase on day 5 after treatment. Meanwhile, compared to parasitized larvae, the 20‐E declined during the first 4 days but significantly increased on day 5 in jointly parasitized and infected larvae (5.7 × 10³ OB/ml), while significantly increased during the first 2 days but began to decrease from day 3 after treatment in jointly parasitized and infected larvae (5.7 × 10⁵ OB/ml). Finally, in larvae that were both parasitized and virus infected (5.7 × 10³ OB/ml), compared to just virus‐infected larvae (5.7 × 10³ OB/ml), the 20‐E was lower on days 3 and 4 but higher on other days after treatment; in larvae that were both parasitized and virus infected (5.7 × 10⁵ OB/ml), compared to just virus‐infected larvae (5.7 × 10⁵ OB/ml), the 20‐E was significantly higher at the first 2 days but lower from day 3 after treatment. Our results revealed that 2nd instar larval M. pallidipes in host bodies may release 20‐E into the haemolymph of S. exigua larvae and that NPV infection may stimulate S. exigua to release more 20‐E during its third to fourth instar larval moulting. We found that this stimulatory effect was greater with higher virus concentrations.     

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒分子生物学研究进展

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Spodoptera lituramulticapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,SpltMNPV)属NPV科A亚群。近几年有关该病毒的序列测定、基因结构、功能和表达调控等系统的分子生物学研究工作进展迅速,特别是对一些重要基因的结构分析,有助于筛选毒力较强的杀虫毒株,并为这一病毒杀虫剂的改良和发展以及组建昆虫杆状病毒表达载体奠定基础。综述了与SpltMNPV相关的分子生物学领域的研究进展。     

自然界斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒的基因型多态性

【目的】从基因组序列角度进一步揭示自然界斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus, SpltNPV）的基因型多态性。【方法】病毒克隆A5, F1, X3 和 X15分别以活体克隆法分离自SpltNPV埃及株、 日本福冈株和日本小笠原株。根据SpltNPV基因组全序列（GenBank登录号: AF325155）和海灰翅夜蛾核型多角体病毒（S. littoralis NPV, SpliNPV）部分基因序列（GenBank登录号: X99377, X99376 和X98924）设计引物, PCR扩增获得A5, F1, X3 和 X15的多角体蛋白（polyhedrin, polh）基因和ORF18~ORF23序列。【结果】根据多角体蛋白基因序列, X3和X15属于SpltNPV型, 而A5和F1属于SpliNPV型。将A5, F1, X3 和 X15的ORF18~ORF23与SpltNPV和SpliNPV相应的基因序列进行同源性比较。结果发现, F1与SpliNPV以及X3与SpltNPV的核苷酸序列相似性高, 但X3的ORF20在172~558 nt处缺失387 bp。尽管依据多角体蛋白基因序列X15属于SpltNPV型, 但对于ORF18~ORF23序列, X15与SpliNPV的相似性高于与SpltNPV的相似性。同样, A5属于SpliNPV型, ORF18~ORF20与SpliNPV相应的核苷酸序列相似性高, 但ORF21与SpltNPV相应的核苷酸序列一致性为100%, 特别是ORF22, SpltNPV的特有序列出现在A5的基因组中, 而且与SpltNPV的ORF22一致性为100%; 反过来, ORF23又与SpliNPV相应的核苷酸序列相似性高。【结论】所有这些都表明, SpltNPV在自然界不仅存在基因型多态性, 而且即使属于同一基因型, 它们的基因组序列也有显著差异。可利用SpltNPV在自然界的这种异质性筛选适宜防治斜纹夜蛾幼虫的株系。     

Effect of host plants on the infectivity of nucleopolyhedrovirus to Spodoptera exigua larvae

Previous studies have shown that the infectivity of baculovirus to herbivores is affected by phytochemicals ingested during the acquisition of viral inoculum on the foliage of host plants. Here, we measured the effects of 14 host plant species on the infectivity of Spodoptera exigua nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeNPV) to its larvae. The order of the LD₅₀ values of SeNPV among the host plants was Ipomoea aquatica > Brassica oleracea > Raphanus sativus > Amaranthus tricolor > Spinacia oleracea > Vigna unguiculata > Solanum melongena > Capsicum annuum > Apium graveolens > Allium fistulosum > Lactuca sativa > Brassica chinensis > Zea mays > Glycine max, with 940.1 ± 2.26, 424.0 ± 0.60, 295.2 ± 1.13, 147.3 ± 0.63, 138.6 ± 0.22, 119.9 ± 0.07, 119.8 ± 0.02, 109.2 ± 0.18, 104.8 ± 0.62, 102.1 ± 0.66, 97.9 ± 0.22, 89.9 ± 0.32, 79.0 ± 0.13 and 64.0 ± 0.38 OBs per larva, respectively, and the values of mean time to death of virus‐infected larvae were 6.21 ± 0.11, 7.12 ± 0.10, 7.33 ± 0.21, 6.97 ± 0.02, 7.06 ± 0.01, 7.29 ± 0.03, 7.32 ± 0.05, 7.07 ± 0.08, 7.24 ± 0.11, 7.09 ± 0.13, 7.50 ± 0.06, 7.23 ± 0.01, 7.30 ± 0.02 and 7.19 ± 0.07 days, respectively. The mean time to death of larvae decreased with increasing viral dose, and corrected mortality decreased as the larval mean time to death increased. These findings have significance for understanding the effects of host plants on the infectivity of baculovirus to noctuids.     

Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus inhibits Microplitis bicoloratus polydnavirus-induced host granulocytes apoptosis

Baculoviruses and parasitoids are critically important biological control agents in integrated pest management (IPM). They have been simultaneously and sequentially used to target insect pests. In this study, we examined the impacts of both baculovirus and polydnavirus (PDV) infection on the host cellular immune response. Larvae of the lepidopteran Spodoptera litura were infected by Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpltMNPV) and then the animals were parasitized by the braconid wasp Microplitis bicoloratus. The fate of the parasitoids in the dually infected hosts was followed and encapsulation of M. bicoloratus first instar larvae was observed. Hemocytes of S. litura larvae underwent apoptosis in naturally parasitized hosts and in non-parasitized larvae after injection of M. bicoloratus ovarian calyx fluid (containing MbPDV) plus venom (CFPV). However, assessments of the percentages of cells undergoing apoptosis under different treatments indicated that SpltMNPV could inhibit MbPDV-induced apoptosis in hemocytes when hosts were first injected with SpltMNPV budded virus (BV) followed by injection with M. bicoloratus CFPV. As the time of injection with SpltMNPV BV increased, the percentages of apoptosis in hemocytes population declined. Furthermore, in vitro, the percentages of apoptosis showed that SpltMNPV BV could inhibit MbPDV-induced granulocytes apoptosis. The occurrence of MbPDV-induced host granulocytes apoptosis was inhibited in the dually infected hosts. As hemocytes apoptosis causes host immunosuppression, the parasitoids are normally protected from the host immune system. However, in larvae infected with both baculovirus and PDV, the parasitoids underwent encapsulation in the host hemocoel.     

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒不同分离株基因序列的同源性分析

研究SpltMNPV不同分离株及SpltMNPV分离株与SpliNPV间基因序列的同源性,为SpltMNPV分离株的利用提供理论基础。根据已发表的斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（SpltMNPV）中国株（Zh）基因组全序列（AF527603）和海灰翅夜蛾核型多角体病毒（SpliNPV）Not I-D片段序列（AF527603）设计引物,PCR方法扩增得到SpltMNPV日本福冈株（Fu）、埃及株（Eg）和小笠原株（Og）的ORF39～ORF42和ORF119～ORF124编码区全序列。SpltMNPV不同分离株及SpltMNPV分离株与SpliNPV间基因序列的相似性比较, Zh株和Og株,Eg株、Fu株和SpliNPV的相似性高,而Zh株和Eg株、Fu株或SpliNPV,Og株和Eg株、Fu株或SpliNPV的相似性都比较低。亦即SpltMNPV 3种基因型,B型和C型的同源性高,A型与B型或C型的同源性比较低,但A型与SpliNPV的同源性高;同一基因型内不同分离株（Eg株和Fu株）的同源性高。ETG分子进化分析表明Eg株、Fu株和SpliNPV处于一个分支,而Eg株、Fu株和SpliNPV与Zh株和Og株则处于不同的分支。因此推断Eg株和Fu株为SpliNPV的分离株,而Og株为SpltMNPV的分离株。     

日本三株斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒的增殖特性及其多角体蛋白基因的序列分析

利用斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura培养细胞,对近年来在日本本州、九州和四国等地发现并筛选出的对斜纹夜蛾幼虫具有强烈杀虫活性的3株斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(SpltMNPV)（K-3、G1-2和G10-3）进行了生物学活性和分子生物学的初步研究,克隆了多角体蛋白基因,并进行了序列分析和比较。结果表明:（1）SpltMNPV日本分离株K-3、G1-2和G10-3分别具有不同的特征性酶切图谱,分别属于3种基因型（A型、B型和C型）; （2）3个分离株的芽生型病毒（budded virus）产生能力和多角体产生能力有差异,免疫印迹分析表明,多角体蛋白的分子量也不同;（3）日本株SpltMNPV核型多角体蛋白结构基因由747个核苷酸编码序列（编码249个氨基酸）组成,其序列与中国株SpltMNPV的同源性为98.9%,与其他6种核型多角体病毒有较高的同源性（61.7%～74.2%）,但其5′端侧翼序列(nt-1～-100)与AcMNPV和BmNPV相比差异显著,在对该基因表达调控起决定性作用的8个高度保守核苷酸序列中（nt-44～-51）有2处发生自然突变。     

保幼激素类似物对斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒在宿主血淋巴中增殖动态的影响

通过研究保幼激素类似物(juvenile hormone analogues, JHA) methoprene对斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus, SpltNPV）在宿主血淋巴中增殖的影响,以探明JHA促进 SpltNPV增殖的初步机制,为阐明JHA促进病毒增殖提供更全面的理论依据。应用SDS PAGE及Western blot法,分析了methoprene对SpltNPV多角体蛋白(polyhedron, POLH)在宿主斜纹夜蛾6龄幼虫血淋巴中合成的影响。结果表明：经methoprene处理后2～3天可明显促进幼虫血淋巴液中POLH的合成。在此基础上,通过荧光定量PCR检测,发现methoprene对SpltNPV在幼虫血淋巴液复制的影响主要发生在处理后的第4和第5天,该期间polh基因的拷贝数比对照显著增加,拷贝数的峰值达1.22×10¹⁰/mL。     

斜纹夜蛾药剂防治综合决策的研究

根据不同药剂对斜纹夜蛾的防治效果、防治工本费、对天敌的影响、防治后挽回的产量损失等资料,以净收益最大作为最优防治目标,运用优化理论和多目标决策方法,对11种药剂防治措施进行了综合分析。结果表明,在11种药剂防治措施中,以每667m^2施1．8％阿维菌素乳油16．7ml最优,其次是1．8％阿维菌素乳油25ml,20％氰戊菊酯乳油25ml,2．5％功夫乳油16．7ml,2．5％功夫乳油25ml,20％氰戊菊酯乳油50ml,4．5％高效氯氰菊酯乳油50ml,4．5％高效氯氰菊酯乳油25ml,50％辛硫磷乳油50ml,10％除尽悬浮剂16．7ml,10％除尽悬浮剂25ml,为合理地选择农药和用量提供了科学依据。     

保幼激素类似物对斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒增殖的影响

分别用5×10⁶,1×10⁷,5×10⁷,1×10⁸ PIBs/mL 4种浓度的斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(SpltNPV)感染斜纹夜蛾末龄幼虫（第6龄）,并于同龄期以10μg/头的保幼激素类似物(JHA) methoprene分别对各感染组进行点滴处理,以研究JHA对SpltNPV增殖的影响。研究表明,与对照组相比各不同浓度处理组病毒总产量分别提高227.06%、128.71%、52.62%、33.15%,平均单头病毒含量分别提高49.15%、48.40%、36.40%和31.11%,病毒感染死亡率分别提高119.21%、52.72%、12.64%和1.12%。其中以1×10.7 PIBs/mL感染再经JHA处理的病毒总产量和平均单头病毒含量最高,分别为1 701.8×10⁸PIBs和60.1×10⁸ PIBs。各处理组的病毒总产量和平均单头病毒含量均显著高于其对照组。在此基础上,进一步研究了JHA对染毒与未染毒宿主消化生理的影响。结果表明,JHA处理不仅延长了6龄幼虫的寿命,增加了其取食量,而且还显著提高了幼虫的食物转化率和病毒产量。     

Sub-lethal effects of SpltMNPV infection on developmental stages of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Application of different doses of SpltMNPV on final instars of Spodoptera litura showed dose-related mortality. A significant increase in the time for pupation and progeny mortality as well as reduced fecundity was observed in surviving larvae. Impact of sublethal doses on subsequent generation needs attention in designing baculovirus-based pest management.     

C型斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒X17病毒株部分基因的序列分析

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（Spodoptera litura multinucleocapsid nucleopolyhdrovirus, SpltMNPV）X₁₇株是采用活体克隆法自SpltMNPV日本小笠原株分离的病毒克隆。为了揭示X₁₇病毒株基因型, 根据已发表的SpltMNPVⅡ基因组全序列（GenBank登录号： NC_011616）设计引物, PCR扩增多角体蛋白基因（polh）, 并与SpltMNPV不同基因型及37种其他核型多角体病毒（NPV）作分子进化比较。系统发育树显示： SpltMNPV分为SpliNPV（A）型、 SpltMNPV（B）型和SeMNPV（C）型3种基因型, 此结果与前人利用基因组酶切图谱的研究结果一致。X₁₇与SpltMNPV-1和SpltMNPVⅡ处于一个分支, 属于SeMNPV（C）基因型, 与A型和B型相距较远。此外, 扩增了X₁₇病毒基因38.7kD,Lef-1,Lef-9,fp,p10和p74, 并与SpltMNPV, SpltMNPVⅡ, SeMNPV和SfNPV的同种基因进行同源性比较。结果表明, 基于这6个ORF, X₁₇与SpltMNPV同源性最低, 其中Lef 9的氨基酸序列一致性最高, 也仅为69%, 38.7kD的氨基酸序列一致性只为26%。多数基因X17与SpltMNPVⅡ和SeMNPV的同源性较高, 其中fp25K的氨基酸序列一致性最高, 分别达95%和96%; 但也有些基因同源性较低, 如38.7kD的氨基酸序列一致性均为64%。因此, X₁₇应是SpltMNPV C基因型的一种新毒株, 命名为SpltMNPVⅡ-1。该研究为X₁₇病毒株的进一步研究利用奠定基础。     

Biological and genetic characterization of a Pakistani isolate of Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus

Spodoptera litura is an emerging insect pest in a wide range of crops worldwide. The insect is difficult to control because of resistance development to synthetic insecticides and emerging resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins. Therefore, there is a need to develop biological control agents, preferably from an indigenous source to avoid risks associated with the importation of exotic natural antagonists. A Pakistani isolate of S. litura nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpltNPV, Baculoviridae), SpltNPV-Pak-BNG, was obtained from the field and characterized biologically and genetically, and compared to a SpltNPV reference isolate, SpltNPV-G1, thought to be of Chinese origin. The dose–mortality response (LD₅₀) of SpltNPV-Pak-BNG was not significantly different from that of the reference isolate SpltNPV-G1, but the time-to-death (LT₅₀) was significantly shorter for SpltNPV-Pak-BNG than for SpltNPV-G1. DNA restriction enzyme profiling indicated that SpltNPV-Pak-BNG and SpltNPV-G1 are different viruses. Sequence analysis of ‘ORF24’, specific for SpltNPV (and S. littoralis NPV as ORF21), and the conserved baculovirus core genes polyhedrin, DNApol, pif-2 and lef-8 confirmed that this was indeed the case and that SpltNPV-Pak-BNG is a genuine SpltNPV variant, whereas the SpltNPV-G1 isolate we used is, in fact, a SpliNPV variant, renamed to SpliNPV-G1. The newly isolated SpltNPV-Pak-BNG has the potential for development as a biocontrol agent of S. litura in Pakistan.     

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒ⅡORF146基因的克隆、表达与启动子活性分析

【目的】研究斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒II ORF146基因的结构与功能。【方法】根据SpltMNPV IIORF146基因序列设计引物,经PCR扩增克隆ORF146基因。在生物信息学分析基础上进行启动子活性分析和转录时相分析。构建ORF146片段的原核表达载体,表达并纯化融合蛋白后制备多克隆抗体。【结果】核苷酸序列分析表明,读码框含1383 bp,编码460个氨基酸的蛋白质,推定分子量为50.4 kDa。启动子活性分析和转录时相分析都表明该基因是个早、晚期都表达的基因,在病毒感染8 h和18 h有两个转录峰,24 h以后转录水平略有下降,但趋于稳定。pET-28a-ORF13原核表达的融合蛋白经纯化后制备的多克隆抗体特异性高,效价可达1∶3200以上。【结论】SpltMNPV II ORF146基因是一个早期和晚期都表达的病毒组成型结构蛋白基因。推测ORF146基因可能与SpltMNPV II病毒感染宿主细胞后病毒DNA复制有关。制备的多克隆抗体可用于深入研究该蛋白的生物学特性与功能。     

Field application of an insect virus in the Mekong Delta: Effects of a Vietnamese nucleopolyhedrovirus on Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its parasitic natural enemies

A new Vietnamese isolate of Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) was applied in local soybean fields, and the effect of its application on S. litura larvae was examined. The virus was propagated in vivo and a crude extract was prepared for spraying at high and low doses (1.7×10⁸ and 3.3×10⁷ occlusion bodies/m², respectively). The percentage of larvae infected with NPV increased from 22.2% on the day before NPV application (Day 0) to 50.8% (Day 6) in the high dose treatment plot, and from 7.9% (Day 0) to 35.7% (Day 6) in the low-dose plot. Microsporidium sp. was observed as another major pathogen of S. litura larvae. Three dominant parasitic natural enemies were found in S. litura larvae: Microplitis manilae (Braconidae), Chelonus sp. (Braconidae), and Peribaea orbata (Tachinidae). The fate of parasitoids developing within virus- and Microsporidium- infected hosts differed between these three parasitoids; more Chelonus sp. emerging from infected hosts died during their larval stage before spinning cocoons, or failed to reach adult eclosion, than did P. orbata. This suggests that the impact of virus application on the survival of parasitoids varies from species to species.