Baculoviruses are known to regulate many insect populations in nature. Their host-
specificity is very high, usually restricted to a single or a few closely related insect species …

Potato production is important for Indonesian farmers, consumers and the economy.
However, potato yields in Indonesia are comparatively lower than international standards …

There is growing concern among governments, scientists, agricultural practitioners and the
general public regarding the negative implications of widespread synthetic chemical …

The Guatemala potato tuber moth Tecia solanivora (Povolny)(Lep. Gelechiidae) is an
invasive species from Mesoamerica that has considerably extended its distribution area in …

ABSTRACT Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive potato pest of the
north of South America that recently colonized zones where Phthorimaea operculella …

Many lepidopterans are among the diverse arthropod pests that attack tomato crop. Some of
these lepidopterans are more problematic and widespread than others. This chapter …

The potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is considered the most
damaging potato pest in the developing world. Larvae mine potato leaves and stems, but …

Liquid suspensions and dry formulations of a granulovirus (family Baculoviridae, genus
Granulovirus, PoGV) derived from infected larvae and the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis …

There are few insecticidal options for potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella
Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), control late in the growing season. We evaluated the PTM …

In this study a Brazilian granulovirus strain, PhopGV, isolated from the potato tuber moth
(PTM) Phthorimaea operculella, was investigated regarding its potential for biological …