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Isolation
Orgyia pseudotsugata (larvae) target tissues (fat bodies, tracheae, epidermis) of cadavers with nuclear polyhedrosis
Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
-70°C or colder
Comments
Used for production of TM Biocontrol-1.
Effect on Host
Yes, in vivo effects: Systemic infection and death (cell nuclei of fat body, epidermis, tracheal matrix, hemocytes)
Systemic infection and death (nuclei of fat ????? body, epidermis, tracheal matrix, hemocytes) ????? occurring 3 to 6 days after onset of symptoms ????? which include sluggishness and decrease in ????? feeding of the larvae.
Recommended Host
Host of Choice: O. psuedotsugata larvae
Host Range: Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Orgyia cana, and Orgyia antiqua
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 30.0°C
Duration: 6-10 days
Name of Depositor
ME Martignoni
Special Collection
ATCC
Source
Orgyia pseudotsugata (larvae) target tissues (fat bodies, tracheae, epidermis) of cadavers with nuclear polyhedrosis
References
Martignoni ME. Separation of two types of viral inclusion bodies by isopycnic centrifugation. J. Virol. 1: 646-647, 1967. PubMed: 5623978
Martignoni ME, Iwai PJ. Activity standardization
of technical preparations of Douglas-fir tussock moth
Baculovirus. J. Econ. Entomol. 71:473-476, 1978.