title: Enhancing the efficacy and persistency of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) nuclear polyhedrosis virus using UV irradiation protectants.
abstract: To enhance the field persistency of S. litura nuclear polyhedrosis virus (SLNPV), three chemicals viz. cupric ammonium nitrate, tinopal and cupric sulphate were tried as protectants (0.01 mg/ml) against natural sunlight (UV) irradiation. On exposure for 8 hr and subsequent bioassaying (diet surface treatment), it was found that cupric sulphate protected the polyhedrosis inclusion bodies (PIBs), recording 95.56% mortality which was statistically at par with unexposed PIBs recording 97.78% mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arivudainambi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Selvanarayanan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vikash
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017924:Nucleopolyhedroviruses / Q000502:physiology*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018411:Spodoptera / Q000821:virology*; D013472:Sunlight
chemical_list: D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents