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High levels of genetic diversity in Spodoptera exempta NPV from Tanzania.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Oct 2010
Redman Elizabeth M, Wilson Kenneth, Grzywacz David, Cory Jenny S
Abstract excerpt
The African armyworm, Spodoptera exempta, is a major pest in sub-Saharan Africa. A nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) is often recorded in later population outbreaks and can cause very high levels of mortality. Research has been addressing whether this NPV can be developed into a strategic biological control agent. As part of this study, the variation in natural populations of NPV is being studied. An isolate of S....
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