| Autor: |
Sosa-Gómez DR; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Soja, Londrina, PR, Brasil., Morgado FS; Depto de Biologia Celular, Univ of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil., Corrêa RFT; Depto de Biotecnologia, Univ Federal de Tocantins, Gurupi, TO, Brasil., Silva LA; Depto de Biologia Celular, Univ of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil., Ardisson-Araújo DMP; Depto de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Univ Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil., Rodrigues BMP; Depto de Biologia Celular, Univ of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil., Oliveira EE; Depto de Entomologia, Univ Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil., Aguiar RWS; Depto de Biotecnologia, Univ Federal de Tocantins, Gurupi, TO, Brasil., Ribeiro BM; Depto de Biologia Celular, Univ of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil. bergmann.ribeiro@gmail.com. |
| Abstrakt: |
The market for biological control of insect pests in the world and in Brazil has grown in recent years due to the unwanted ecological and human health impacts of chemical insecticides. Therefore, research on biological control agents for pest management has also increased. For instance, insect viruses have been used to protect crops and forests around the world for decades. Among insect viruses, the baculoviruses are the most studied and used viral biocontrol agent. More than 700 species of insects have been found to be naturally infected by baculoviruses, with 90% isolated from lepidopteran insects. In this review, some basic aspects of baculovirus infection in vivo and in vitro infection, gene content, viral replication will be discussed. Furthermore, we provide examples of the use of insect viruses for biological pest control and recently characterized baculoviruses in Brazil. |
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