Susceptibility of Heliothis armiger to a commercial nuclear polyhedrosis virus |
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Authors: | RE Teakle JM Jensen JE Giles |
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Institution: | Department of Primary Industries, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia 4068 |
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Abstract: | The susceptibility of Heliothis armiger larvae of different ages to a commercial nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV), Elcar, was determined by bioassay. The median lethal dosage (LD50) increased 150-fold during the first week of larval life at 25°C, i.e., during development to early fourth instar, but daily feeding rate and thus potential virus acquisition also increased. A linear relationship was determined between log LD50 and larval length, indicating that larval length constitutes a useful index for estimating the susceptibility of larval populations. Median lethal times (LT50s) were similar for larvae tested at ages of 0 to 7 days and ranged from 3.6 to 8.0 days at 30°C. The amount of virus produced in a single, infected neonate was equivalent to 1.4 × 106 LD50s for neonates, a 900,000-fold increase on the dose supplied. The data support the practice of directing the NPV against neonates, but, on the basis of larval susceptibility alone, the age of larvae at treatment may not always be critical. |
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Keywords: | Nuclear polyhedrosis virus Elcar Bioassays |
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