Spread of a Gammabaculovirus within Larval Populations of Its Natural Balsam Fir Sawfly (Neodiprion abietis) Host Following Its Aerial Application

• Published in: Insects
• Main Authors: Roger Graves, Christopher J. Lucarotti, Dan T. Quiring
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2012
• Subjects: Neodiprion abietis; balsam fir sawfly; Abies balsamea; Gammabaculovirus; nucleopolyhedrovirus; NPV; disease transmission; pest management; Canada; Corner Brook; Island Pond; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects3040912

Field trials and assessments of the balsam fir sawfly (Neodiprion abietis) nucleopolyhedrovirus (NeabNPV: Baculoviridae, Gammabaculovirus) against its natural host were conducted in July and August 2002 near Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in naturally regenerated, precommercially t...