@article {357,
	title = {Identification of a nucleopolyhedrovirus in winter moth populations from Massachusetts.},
	journal = {J Invertebr Pathol},
	volume = {108},
	year = {2011},
	month = {2011 Nov},
	pages = {217-9},
	abstract = {Winter moth, Operophtera brumata, originally from Europe, has invaded eastern Massachusetts causing widespread defoliation and damage to many deciduous tree species and a variety of crop plants in the infested area. We identified O. brumata nucleopolyhedrovirus (OpbuNPV) in winter moth larvae collected from field sites in Massachusetts by using PCR to amplify a 482 bp region of the baculovirus polyhedrin gene. Viral sequences were also detected in winter moth pupae that failed to emerge, suggesting that these insects may have died as a result of viral infection. This represents the first report of OpbuNPV in winter moth populations in the US.},
	keywords = {Animals, Base Sequence, Environmental Monitoring, Larva, Massachusetts, Molecular Sequence Data, Moths, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, Viral Proteins, Virus Diseases},
	issn = {1096-0805},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jip.2011.08.005},
	author = {Burand, John P and Kim, Woojin and Welch, Anna and Elkinton, Joseph S}
}
