Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Show: 20 | 50 | 100
Results 1 - 1 de 1
Filter
Add more filters










Database
Language
Publication year range
1.
Neotrop Entomol ; 49(3): 315-331, 2020 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32358711

ABSTRACT

The market for biological control of insect pests in the world and in Brazil has grown in recent years due to the unwanted ecological and human health impacts of chemical insecticides. Therefore, research on biological control agents for pest management has also increased. For instance, insect viruses have been used to protect crops and forests around the world for decades. Among insect viruses, the baculoviruses are the most studied and used viral biocontrol agent. More than 700 species of insects have been found to be naturally infected by baculoviruses, with 90% isolated from lepidopteran insects. In this review, some basic aspects of baculovirus infection in vivo and in vitro infection, gene content, viral replication will be discussed. Furthermore, we provide examples of the use of insect viruses for biological pest control and recently characterized baculoviruses in Brazil.


Subject(s)
Baculoviridae/classification , Biological Control Agents , Insecta/virology , Animals , Baculoviridae/pathogenicity , Brazil , Pest Control, Biological
SELECTION OF CITATIONS
SEARCH DETAIL
...