Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia

Lepidopteran insect pest species cause heavy damage to the crop yield annually around the globe. Baculoviruses, the nucleopolyhedroviruses and the granuloviruses, act as natural regulators of pest populations including lepidopteran pests, and their potential to be employed as insecticides is well re...

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Main Authors: Rao, G.R., Kumar, C.S., Sireesha, K., Kumar, P. Lava
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/87928
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description Lepidopteran insect pest species cause heavy damage to the crop yield annually around the globe. Baculoviruses, the nucleopolyhedroviruses and the granuloviruses, act as natural regulators of pest populations including lepidopteran pests, and their potential to be employed as insecticides is well reported. Baculovirus-based insecticides are safe to animal and human health and lack toxic residues. In the present chapter, a detailed review on the isolation, characterization, mass production techniques, diagnostic and quality control tests of these viruses, and the issues related with commercialization of baculovirus-based products is presented. Their high compatibility with other pest control strategies making them a potential candidate for use in integrated pest management is also discussed.
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spelling CGSpace879282023-12-21T09:19:12Z Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia Rao, G.R. Kumar, C.S. Sireesha, K. Kumar, P. Lava integrated pest management insecticides agriculture biodiversity Lepidopteran insect pest species cause heavy damage to the crop yield annually around the globe. Baculoviruses, the nucleopolyhedroviruses and the granuloviruses, act as natural regulators of pest populations including lepidopteran pests, and their potential to be employed as insecticides is well reported. Baculovirus-based insecticides are safe to animal and human health and lack toxic residues. In the present chapter, a detailed review on the isolation, characterization, mass production techniques, diagnostic and quality control tests of these viruses, and the issues related with commercialization of baculovirus-based products is presented. Their high compatibility with other pest control strategies making them a potential candidate for use in integrated pest management is also discussed. 2015 2017-09-19T09:00:33Z 2017-09-19T09:00:33Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/87928 en Limited Access Springer Rao, G.R., Kumar, C.S., Sireesha, K. & Kumar, P.L. (2015). Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia. In K.S. Sree and A. Varma, Biocontrol of lepidopteran pests (p. 11-52). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
spellingShingle integrated pest management
insecticides
agriculture
biodiversity
Rao, G.R.
Kumar, C.S.
Sireesha, K.
Kumar, P. Lava
Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia
title Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia
title_full Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia
title_fullStr Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia
title_full_unstemmed Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia
title_short Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia
title_sort role of nucleopolyhedroviruses npvs in the management of lepidopteran pests in asia
topic integrated pest management
insecticides
agriculture
biodiversity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/87928
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