Northern Research Station

Title: Evaluation of production method and formulation for optimizing in-vitro produced Gypchek

Author: Webb, R. E.; White, G. B.; Thorpe, K. W.; Slavicek, J. M.; Podgwaite, J. D.; Fuester, R. W.; Taylor, P. B.; Peiffer, R. A.; Valenti, M. A.

Date: 2003

Source: In: Fosbroke, Sandra L.C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2002; 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 102-103.

Station ID: GTR-NE-300

Description: Gypchek (USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC), a product with the Lymantria dispar multi-enveloped nucleopolyhedrovirus (LdMNPV) as the active ingredient, is a general use biopesticide for use against the gypsy moth. Successful field trials with Gypchek incorporated with the commercially-produced Carrier 038 (Valent BioSciences Corp., Libertyville, IL) and environmental concerns over the effects of non-specific insecticides applied to forest ecosystems have stimulated interest in the use of Gypchek.

Keywords: 

View and Print this Publication (63.6 KB)

Publication Notes: 

• We recommend that you also print this page and attach it to the printout of the article, to retain the full citation information.
• This article was written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, and is therefore in the public domain.
• This publication may be available in hard copy. Check the Northern Research Station web site to request a printed copy of this publication.
• Our on-line publications are scanned and captured using Adobe Acrobat. During the capture process some typographical errors may occur. Please contact Sharon Hobrla, shobrla@fs.fed.us if you notice any errors which make this publication unuseable.

 Get the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat reader or Acrobat Reader for Windows with Search and Accessibility

Citation

Webb, R. E.; White, G. B.; Thorpe, K. W.; Slavicek, J. M.; Podgwaite, J. D.; Fuester, R. W.; Taylor, P. B.; Peiffer, R. A.; Valenti, M. A.  2003.  Evaluation of production method and formulation for optimizing in-vitro produced Gypchek.   In: Fosbroke, Sandra L.C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2002; 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 102-103..