Journal of Biological Control
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 2

An improved method of extraction of nucleopolyhedrovirus from soil with reference to Hyblaea puera NPV

  • Author:
  • S. Mahiba Helen, T.V. Sajeev, V.V. Sudheendra Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 479 to 481

Forest Protection Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peeehi, 680653, Kerala, India.

*Corresponding author E-mail: sudhi@kfri.org

Abstract

An efficient method of extraction of the nucleopolyhedrovirus of the teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Hyblaeidae) (HpNPV) from soil has been standardized. This method ensures recovery of about 34 per cent of NPV from soil.

Keywords

Extraction, Hyblaea puera, HpNPV, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, Persistence, Soil