Is it feasible to use optical brightener technology with a baculovirus bioinsecticide for resource-poor maize farmers in Mesoamerica?
Stilbene-derived optical brighteners greatly enhance the infectivity of a number of baculoviruses. This technology has been patented for use with insect pathogenic viruses in the United States and Canada. A baculovirus is currently being tested for its potential as a biological insecticide of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the principal insect pest of maize in Mesoamerica. A multiply embedded nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate originally from Nicaragua was bioassayed alone and in the presence of the optical brightener Tinopal LPW (1%), using second instar S. frugiperda larvae. The LC50 value of the virus alone was calculated at 82.1 polyhedral inclusion bodies (PIBs)/mm2 of diet compared with 0.71 PIBs/mm2 in the presence of Tinopal LPW. In contrast to other studies, the mean time to death of larvae exposed to virus and Tinopal LPW was significantly extended compared to larvae inoculated with virus alone.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Spodoptera frugiperda, Baculoviridae, Maíz, Agentes biológicos para el control de plagas, Artfrosur, |
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