Control of a Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma fragile incurva, with an Aerial Application of a Nuclear-Polyhedrosis Virus and Bacillus thuringiensis
- 1 February 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 60 (1) , 38-41
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/60.1.38
Abstract
The application of a nuclear-polyhedrosis virus and Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner spores by helicopter resulted in a high rate of infection of colonies of the tent caterpillar, Malacosoma fragile incurva Henry Edwards. The incidence of diseased colonies, i.e. colonies containing at least 1 virus-killed larva, increased with increases in spray deposit and time (days) after spraying. Populations were 95% lower in the sprayed area than in the unsprayed area the year following treatment.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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