Canadian Forest Service Publications
The complete genome sequence of an alphabaculovirus from Spodoptera exempta, an agricultural pest of major economic significance in Africa. 2019. Escasa, S.R.; Harrison, R.L.; Mowery, J.D.; Bauchan, G.R.; Cory, J.S. PLoS ONE 14(2): e0209937.
Year: 2019
Issued by: Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Catalog ID: 39811
Language: English
Availability: PDF (download)
Available from the Journal's Web site. †
DOI: 10.1371/journal. pone.0209937
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Plain Language Summary
The African armyworm, Spodoptera exempta, occurs throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It is a major pest in southern and eastern Africa, where it feeds on a variety of cultivated and pasture species of grasses and cereals. Spodoptera exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV) is a viral pathogen of the African armyworm, Spodoptera exempta. SpexNPV has been evaluated as a potential insecticide for control of this pest and has served as the subject of research on baculovirus pathology and transmission.
