METHOD OF PROTECTING PLANTS FROM INSECTS BY APPLYING GYPSY MOTH VIRUS WITH ENHANCED POLYHEDRA PRODUCTION STABILITY

Authors

James M. Slavicek
Melissa J. Mercer

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1995

Comments

Published in United States Patent, patent number 5,462,732 (1995)

Abstract

A virus having the identifying characteristics of ATCC VR2396 is disclosed. This virus has the trait of enhanced polyhedra production stability and resists forming a few polyhedra mutant virus. A method of protecting crops from insects comprising applying an insecticidally effective amount of virus having the identifying characteristics of ATCC VR2396 is also disclosed.