AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES · SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|life sciences
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- nucleopolyhedrovirus | nuclear polyhedral virus | nucleopolyhedrosis virus | NPV | nuclear polyhedrosis virus
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- Definition sub-group A of the family of baculoviruses which has virus particles occluded within protein crystals called inclusion bodies Reference COM-EN, based on:- International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses > Universal Virus Database > 00.006.0.01. Nucleopolyhedrovirus, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/06010000.htm [25.5.2007];- Cornell University > College of Agriculture and Life Sciences > New York State Agricultural Experiment Station > Baculoviruses (by Vince D'Amico), http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/pathogens/baculoviruses.html [25.5.2007];- Gunn D.L.-Stevens J., Pesticides and Human Welfare, Oxford, 1976, p.162
- Comment Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods. The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents are in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus. These viruses are excellent candidates for species-specific, narrow spectrum insecticidal applications. They have been shown to have no negative impacts on plants, mammals, birds, fish, or even on non-target insects. This is especially desirable when beneficial insects are being conserved to aid in an overall integrated pest management programme, or when an ecologically sensitive area is being treated.