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dc.contributor.authorPOTTER, MICHAEL FRED.
dc.creatorPOTTER, MICHAEL FRED.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-31T17:03:01Zen
dc.date.available2011-10-31T17:03:01Zen
dc.date.issued1982en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/184248en
dc.description.abstractEfficacy of Baculovirus heliothis against larvae of the tobacco budworm was studied under laboratory, greenhouse, and field conditions. Dosage-mortality studies using a diet surface inoculation technique resulted in LC₅₀ values of less than 2 PIB/mm² for 1- to 5-day-old larvae. Onset of mortality was delayed in older larvae, and a greater quantity of inoculum was needed to produce the same mortality level as larvae matured. Length of the incubation period was shortened by increasing the dose. In laboratory and greenhouse studies, mortality of neonates was enhanced by the addition of commercial feeding stimulants. A cottonseed-base adjuvant was more effective than either virus alone or virus mixed with soybean flour. The value of the bait was particularly apparent when larvae were held for short durations on virus-treated terminals. Water extracts of fresh and dried garbanzo beans were shown to be highly attractive to tobacco budworm larvae, suggesting their potential for use as a feeding stimulant. Both bean treatments performed as well as the commercial cottonseed adjuvant. Virus-water extracts of garbanzo bean leaves and pods were no more effective in producing larval mortality than virus in water alone. Although addition of a feeding stimulant significantly extended activity of virus residues on cotton terminals bioassayed with H. virescens in the laboratory, the combination did not improve efficacy when larvae were allowed to feed on treated plants in the field. It may be that the effect of bait on young larvae was overridden by high temperatures or light intensities in the upper plant canopy. Time of application studies directed at the egg-stage showed that larvae are capable of ingesting lethal quantities of the pathogen while chewing out of treated eggs. Applications should coincide as closely as possible with egg hatch to maximize infection. Following hatching, there was a consistent decline in effectiveness as treatments were delayed. No significant effects on longevity or fecundity resulted from the feeding of virus to adults in a sucrose solution. Transovum transmission of virus to progeny was inefficient, regardless of the dose administered.
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dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectBaculoviruses.en_US
dc.subjectHeliothis zea.en_US
dc.titleFACTORS AFFECTING BACULOVIRUS HELIOTHIS - INDUCED MORTALITY IN THE TOBACCO BUDWORM, HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS (F.).en_US
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dc.typeDissertation-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc682913426en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberWare, Georgeen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberHuber, Rogeren_US
dc.contributor.committeememberHine, Richarden_US
dc.identifier.proquest8223012en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEntomologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.namePh.D.en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-16T05:01:55Z
html.description.abstractEfficacy of Baculovirus heliothis against larvae of the tobacco budworm was studied under laboratory, greenhouse, and field conditions. Dosage-mortality studies using a diet surface inoculation technique resulted in LC₅₀ values of less than 2 PIB/mm² for 1- to 5-day-old larvae. Onset of mortality was delayed in older larvae, and a greater quantity of inoculum was needed to produce the same mortality level as larvae matured. Length of the incubation period was shortened by increasing the dose. In laboratory and greenhouse studies, mortality of neonates was enhanced by the addition of commercial feeding stimulants. A cottonseed-base adjuvant was more effective than either virus alone or virus mixed with soybean flour. The value of the bait was particularly apparent when larvae were held for short durations on virus-treated terminals. Water extracts of fresh and dried garbanzo beans were shown to be highly attractive to tobacco budworm larvae, suggesting their potential for use as a feeding stimulant. Both bean treatments performed as well as the commercial cottonseed adjuvant. Virus-water extracts of garbanzo bean leaves and pods were no more effective in producing larval mortality than virus in water alone. Although addition of a feeding stimulant significantly extended activity of virus residues on cotton terminals bioassayed with H. virescens in the laboratory, the combination did not improve efficacy when larvae were allowed to feed on treated plants in the field. It may be that the effect of bait on young larvae was overridden by high temperatures or light intensities in the upper plant canopy. Time of application studies directed at the egg-stage showed that larvae are capable of ingesting lethal quantities of the pathogen while chewing out of treated eggs. Applications should coincide as closely as possible with egg hatch to maximize infection. Following hatching, there was a consistent decline in effectiveness as treatments were delayed. No significant effects on longevity or fecundity resulted from the feeding of virus to adults in a sucrose solution. Transovum transmission of virus to progeny was inefficient, regardless of the dose administered.


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