Abstract
Field trials withTipula iridescent virus (TIV) were carried out to determine whether the infection can be introduced into populations ofTipula spp. in grassland. The virus was introduced into plots in live and deadTipula oleracea L. larvae, in a bran bait and in sprayed aqueous suspensions. Trials were conducted at 1 site in 3 successive years and at 5 further sites in the 3rd year. Tipulid larval populations in the plots were sampled at intervals of approximately 2 months. The majority of sampled larvae were not iridescent and did not become iridescent when they were incubated at 20°C for 30 days. In plots where iridescent larvae were found they generally comprised between 1 and 17% of the tipulid population. The identity of the virus infecting these insects was confirmed by the latex agglutination test. The results suggest that all the treatments introduced the virus infection into one or more of the tipulid populations; they all did so, however, with low efficiencies.
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Des essais en parcelles avec le virus irisant deTipula (TIV) ont été effectués pour déterminer si l'on peut introduire l'infection dans des populations deTipula spp. en prairie. Le virus a été utilisé sous forme de larves vivantes ou mortes deTipula oleracea L., d'appât de son, et en suspensions aqueuses. L'expérimentation a été réalisée dans un emplacement pendant 3 ans successifs et dans 5 sites complémentaires pendant la 3e année. L'échantillonnage des populations de larves de tipules a eu lieu tous les 2 mois. La majorité des larves récoltées n'etaient pas irisantes et elles ne le sont pas devenues après un élevage à 20°C pendant 30 jours. Dans les parcelles où l'on a trouvé des larves irisantes, celles-ci représentaient 1 à 17% de la population de tipules. L'identité du virus dans ces insectes a été confirmée par agglutination au latex. Les résultats suggèrent que tous les traitements ont introduit l'infection virale dans les populations de tipules mais avec une faible efficacité.
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Carter, J.B. Field trials withTipula iridescent virus againstTipula spp. larvae in grassland. Entomophaga 23, 169–174 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371724
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