Identification of a nucleopolyhedrovirus in winter moth populations from Massachusetts.

TitleIdentification of a nucleopolyhedrovirus in winter moth populations from Massachusetts.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsBurand JP, Kim W, Welch A, Elkinton JS
JournalJ Invertebr Pathol
Volume108
Issue3
Pagination217-9
Date Published2011 Nov
ISSN1096-0805
KeywordsAnimals, Base Sequence, Environmental Monitoring, Larva, Massachusetts, Molecular Sequence Data, Moths, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, Viral Proteins, Virus Diseases
Abstract

Winter moth, Operophtera brumata, originally from Europe, has invaded eastern Massachusetts causing widespread defoliation and damage to many deciduous tree species and a variety of crop plants in the infested area. We identified O. brumata nucleopolyhedrovirus (OpbuNPV) in winter moth larvae collected from field sites in Massachusetts by using PCR to amplify a 482 bp region of the baculovirus polyhedrin gene. Viral sequences were also detected in winter moth pupae that failed to emerge, suggesting that these insects may have died as a result of viral infection. This represents the first report of OpbuNPV in winter moth populations in the US.

DOI10.1016/j.jip.2011.08.005
Alternate JournalJ. Invertebr. Pathol.
PubMed ID21893065