Fatal attraction : do virus-infected cadavers of Spodoptera littoralis larvae attract healthy conspecifics?

Baculoviruses manipulate insect larval behaviour by inducing increased activity and by enhancing the movement to the top of the host plant. The Spodoptera littoralis nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpliNPV) may have a large impact on larval populations and is currently used as a control method. Dispersal o...

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Main Author: Matsumoto, Saki
Format: M2
Language:Inglés
Published: SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101) 2015
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