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Genetic and biological analysis of Colombian Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus isolated from Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2010
Espinel-Correal Carlos, Léry Xavier, Villamizar Laura, Gómez Juliana, Zeddam Jean Louis, Cotes Alba Marina, López-Ferber Miguel
Abstract excerpt
Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive potato pest of the north of South America that recently colonized zones where Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a taxonomically related insect, was established. Nowadays, both species can be found in most areas in different proportions. The Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus (PhopGV) was found to efficiently control P. operculella and...
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