VIRUSES
Pathogen: Baculovirus
Formulations:Emulsifiable concentrate
Trade name: Mamestrin
Target host: Cabbage moth, Mamestra
brassicae; American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera;
Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella; potato tuber moth,
Phthorimaea opereulella; grape berry moth, Lobesia
botrana
Crop/habitat: Cabbage, cotton, potato, grapes
Company: Natural Plant Protection (NPP)
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: France
Availability: Yes
Pathogen: Genetically engineered
baculoviruses
Target host: Various species of Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Various row crops
Company: American Cyanamid
Contact: Dr. Ivan Gard; gardi@pt.cyanamid.com
Registration status: In progress
Which countries: USA at present
Availability: Possibly in 1999
Pathogen: Genetically modified baculoviruses
including variants of AcMNPV, HzSNPV, and SeMNPV. Work focuses in
four major areas: Molecular Biology, Production, Formulation and
Biology.
Target host: Noctuidae including Heliothines and Spodoptera
Crop/habitat: Cotton and leafy vegetables
Company: Dupont Agricultural Products
Contact: J. Lindsey Flexner; Lindsey.Flexner@usa.dupont.com
Pathogen: Adoxophyes orana
granulosis virus
Trade name: CAPEX
Target host: Adoxophyes orana
Crop/habitat: Orchards
Company: Andermatt Biocontrol AG
Contact: Dr. Martin Andermatt
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Switzerland, Germany
Availability: Yes
Pathogen: Anagrapha falcifera
multicapsid nucleopolyhedrosis virus (AfMNPV)
Target host: Heliothis, Helicoverpa
and Spodoptera spp., loopers, and other Lepidoptera.,
Crop/habitat: Vegetables, cotton, ornamentals,
floriculture
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Technical virus registered in
USA (1996)
Availability: Experimental formulations
available only by special arrangement
Pathogen: Autographa californica
multicapsid nucleopolyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV)
Trade name: Gusano® biological insecticide
Target host: Miscellaneous Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Vegetables, cotton and other field
crops, ornamentals
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: USA (1995)
Availability: Experimental formulations
currently unavailable.
Pathogen: Autographa californica
multicapsid nucleopolyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) and other occluded
baculoviruses
Target host: Lepidoptera
Crop/habitat: Agricultural crops and forestry
Company: AgriVirion Inc.
Contact: Dr. J. Lee Compton
Registration status: No
Pathogen: Cydia pomonella granulosis
virus (CpGV)
Trade name: Cyd-X® biological
insecticide
Target host: Cydia pomonella (codling
moth)
Crop/habitat: Apples, pears, walnuts
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: USA (1995)
Availability: Experimental formulations
currently unavailable.
Pathogen: Cydia pomonella granulosis
virus
Trade name: MADEX
Target host: Cydia pomonella
Crop/habitat: Orchards
Company: Andermatt Biocontrol AG
Contact: Dr. Martin Andermatt
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Switzerland, Germany, Spain
Availability: Yes
Pathogen: Cydia pomonella granulosis
virus
Trade name: Granupom
Target host: Cydia pomonella (codling
moth)
Crop/habitat: Apples, pears, walnuts
Company: AgrEvo GmbH
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Germany, Switzerland
Availability: Yes
Pathogen: Cydia pomonella granulosis
virus
Trade name: Carpovirusine
Target host: Cydia pomonella (codling
moth)
Crop/habitat: Apples, pears, walnuts
Company: Natural Plant Protection (NPP)
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: France
Availability: Yes
Pathogen: Helicoverpa zea single
capsid nucleopolyhedrosis virus (HzSNPV)
Trade name: GemStar® biological insecticide
Target host: Helicoverpa spp. (tobacco
budworm, bollworms, corn earworm, tomato fruitworm)
Crop/habitat: Cotton, vegetables
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: Registered in USA (1995).
Registrations pending in Australia, Mexico and Thailand
Availability: Experimental samples by special
arrangement. Commercial availability in USA through Helena
Chemical Company
Pathogen: Nuclear polyhedrosis virus
Trade name: Product under development
Target host: Lepidoptera
Company: SDS Biotech K.K.
Contact: Mr. Masaji Kinoshita, Dr. Satoshi
Yamanaka
Pathogen: Oryctes baculovirus
Formulations: Tissue culture virus stable for up
to 7 years if refrigerated, several weeks at tropical
temperatures
Target host: Coconut palm rhinoceros beetle
Crop/habitat: Coconuts in Tropics
Company: HortResearch
Contact: Dr. Paul D. Scotti; pscotti@hort.cri.nz
Registration status: Not necessary
Which countries: Used in Maldive Islands, Philippines,
Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Indonesia
Availability: Yes
Pathogen: Spodoptera exigua
multicapsid nucleopolyhedrosis virus (SeMNPV)
Trade name: SPOD-X® biological insecticide
Target host: Spodoptera exigua (Beet
armyworm)
Crop/habitat: Vegetables, cotton, vines,
ornamentals, floriculture
Company: Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Contact: Dr. Michael Dimock; mdimock@thermotrilogy.com
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: The Netherlands (1993), USA (1995) and
Thailand (1996). Registration pending in Mexico
Availability: Experimental samples by special
arrangement. Commercial availability in USA through Helena
Chemical Company, in Thailand through Hoescht Schering AgrEvo (Thai)
Ltd. and in The Netherlands through Brinkman B.V.
Pathogen: Spodoptera littoralis
polyhedrosis virus
Trade name: Spodopterin
Target host: Spodoptera littoralis
Crop/habitat: Cotton, corn, tomatoes
Company: Natural Plant Protection (NPP)
Registration status: Yes
Which countries: France
Availability: Yes