Bernal Rodríguez, Alexandra

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Bernal Rodríguez

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Alexandra

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    A native variant of Chrysodeixis chalcites nucleopolyhedrovirus: the basis for a promising bioinsecticide for control of C. chalcites in Canary Islands' banana crops
    (Elsevier, 2013-08-13) Bernal Rodríguez, Alexandra; Williams, Trevor; Hernández Suárez, Estrella; Carnero, Aurelio; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo; Simón de Goñi, Oihane; Producción Agraria; Nekazaritza Ekoizpena; IdAB. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología / Agrobioteknologiako Institutua
    Chrysodeixis chalcites (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae cause up to 30% production loss in banana crops in the Canary Islands. Larvae of this species are susceptible to a nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChchNPV). This study aimed at evaluating the genetic diversity and bioinsecticidal activity of ChchNPV isolates collected from C. chalcites larvae in the Canary Islands. From a total 97 isolates collected in different banana greenhouses, restriction endonuclease analysis identified five genetic variants that differed slightly from ChchNPV isolates from Netherlands (ChchSNPV-NL) and Almería, Spain (ChchNPV-SP1). Physical maps revealed minimal differences at the genome level, mostly due to variation in the position/existence of restriction sites. ChchSNPV-TF1 was the most prevalent variant, representing 78% of isolates examined, and was isolated at all Canary Island sampling sites. This isolate was the most pathogenic isolate against C. chalcites second instars in terms of concentration-mortality metrics, compared to homologous variants or two heterologous viruses Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) and Anagrapha falcifera multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AnfaMNPV). ChchSNPV-TF1 was also one of the fastest killing variants although no differences were observed in occlusion body production among the different variants in second instars. We conclude that ChchSNPV-TF1 merits further evaluation as the basis for a biological insecticide for control of C. chalcites in banana crops in the Canary Islands.