Inapparent infection ofDiatraea grandiosella byHeliothis virescens cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus |
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Authors: | P P Sikorowski R G Luttrell A M Lawrence |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Entomology, Mississippi State University, 39762 Mississippi State, MS, USA |
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Abstract: | The terminal stage of infection with cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses (CPVs) is formation of crystal-like inclusion bodies (polyhedra) in host insects. The degree of susceptibility of larvae to CPV, based on light microscopy and presence of polyhedra, varies with the host species.Heliothis virescens (F.) andSpodoptera exigua (Hübner) are highly susceptible to CPV. In CPV treatedDiatraea grandiosella (Dyar), polyhedra were absent in all 400 + insects examined with light and electron microscopy. However,H. virescens larvae became infected when fed haemolymph ofD. grandiosella larvae or pupae (36±10 days post treatment) developed from CPV-treated larvae. No difference in pathology was observed betweenH. virescens larvae infected with CPV polyhedra and haemolymph fromD. grandiosella. This study provides evidence thatD. grandiosella can serve as a symptomless (no occlusion bodies) carrier of a CPV which is fully expressed inH. virescens species. The observation is interesting because it reveals a potentially important aspect of the epizootiology of this insect virus. |
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Keywords: | Heliothis virescens cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus inapparent infection Diatreae grandiosella |
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