Main Title |
Genetically Engineered Baculoviruses as Agents for Pest Control. |
Author |
Wood, H. A. ;
Granados, R. R. ;
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CORP Author |
Boyce Thompson Inst. for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR.;Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.;Forest Service, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
c1991 |
Year Published |
1991 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-815831-01-0 ;USDA-88037263-3700; |
Stock Number |
PB93-150175 |
Additional Subjects |
Baculoviridae ;
Biological insect control ;
Pest control ;
Genetic engineering ;
Field tests ;
Reprints ;
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Holdings |
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NTIS |
PB93-150175 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
21p |
Abstract |
Baculoviruses constitute one of the largest and most diverse groups of insect pathogenic viruses. Numerous experimental field trials between 1950 and 1960 demonstrated the usefulness of baculoviruses as viral insecticides; however, with the concurrent advent of numerous synthetic pesticides with broad-spectrum, low cost, and high insecticidal activity, viral insecticides failed to become a commercial success. During the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, it became clear that the overdependence on chemical pesticides for pest control created numerous unacceptable agricultural, environmental, and human-health problems. The paper examines the current status of pesticidal baculoviruses, their genetic improvement, and the field-release testing of modified viruses. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Annual Reviews Microbiology 45, p69-87, 1991. Sponsored by Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR., Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC., and Forest Service, Washington, DC. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Genetically Engineered Baculoviruses as Agents for Pest Control. |
Category Codes |
68E; 57K |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/02 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
308327058 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |