El-Banna, A., Abd El-Kareem, S., El-Akad, A., Hussein, M., Fahmy, A., Bekheit, H. (2014). HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF Spodoptera littoralis NPV ON THE LARVAL MIDGUT OF THE COTTON LEAFWORM, Spodoptera littoralis (BOISD.). Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 5(4), 517-526. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87943
A. El-Banna; Sara Abd El-Kareem; A. El-Akad; M. Hussein; A. Fahmy; H. Bekheit. "HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF Spodoptera littoralis NPV ON THE LARVAL MIDGUT OF THE COTTON LEAFWORM, Spodoptera littoralis (BOISD.)". Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 5, 4, 2014, 517-526. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87943
El-Banna, A., Abd El-Kareem, S., El-Akad, A., Hussein, M., Fahmy, A., Bekheit, H. (2014). 'HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF Spodoptera littoralis NPV ON THE LARVAL MIDGUT OF THE COTTON LEAFWORM, Spodoptera littoralis (BOISD.)', Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 5(4), pp. 517-526. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87943
El-Banna, A., Abd El-Kareem, S., El-Akad, A., Hussein, M., Fahmy, A., Bekheit, H. HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF Spodoptera littoralis NPV ON THE LARVAL MIDGUT OF THE COTTON LEAFWORM, Spodoptera littoralis (BOISD.). Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2014; 5(4): 517-526. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87943
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF Spodoptera littoralis NPV ON THE LARVAL MIDGUT OF THE COTTON LEAFWORM, Spodoptera littoralis (BOISD.)
1Dept. of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo.
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Giza.
3. Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Giza.
Abstract
The histopathological effects of the commercial product Viruset® (based on Spodoptera littoralis NPV) on the larvae of the cotton leaf worm, were investigated in the laboratory. Treatment of the 4th instar larvae with the bioinsecticide revealed many ultrastructural alterations in the midgut of the 6th instar larva. This is evident in the apparent alterations as in the cytoplasm, the nuclei, and chromatin. The use of this biocontrol agent is therefore quite promising against this pest.