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Three strains of the Indian Meal Moth,Plodia interpunctella, were compared in terms of their response to a granulosis virus under different environmental conditions. A significant difference in the relative susceptibilities to the virus of the three laboratory strains was established. Evidence of potential trade-offs with resistance was found in overall fecundity, pupal size and mortality at adult emergence. There was however little evidence that a reduction in resource level led to more trade-offs being apparent. No clear relationship was found between resistance to the lethal effects of the virus and susceptibility to the sublethal effects of the virus.
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Boots, M., Begon, M. Strain differences in the indian meal moth,Plodia interpunctella, in response to a granulosis virus. Res Popul Ecol 37, 37–42 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515759
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