African armyworm, arthropod, baculovirus, insect outbreak, male-killing, nucleopolyhedrovirus, parasite, Spodoptera, symbiosis, Wolbachia

Graham, Robert I., Grzywacz, David, Mushobozi, Wilfred L. and Wilson, Kenneth (2012) Wolbachia in a major African crop pest increases susceptibility to viral disease rather than protects. Ecology Letters, 15 (9). pp. 993-1000. ISSN 1461-023X (Print), 1461-0248 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01820.x)

African crop pests, biological control agents, botanical insecticides, ecological resources, ecosystem services, pest management

Grzywacz, D., Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mushobozi, W.L., Belmain, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Wilson, K. (2014) The use of indigenous ecological resources for pest control in Africa. Food Security, 6 (1). pp. 71-86. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0313-5)

Alphabaculovirus; Baculovirus; Betabaculovirus; Biological control; Biopesticide; Crop pests; Gammabaculovirus; Granulovirus; Insect resistance management; Integrated pest management; Lepidoptera; Microbial control; Nucleopolyhedrovirus

Grzywacz, D. (2016) Basic and applied research: Baculovirus. In: Lacey, Lawrence A., (ed.) Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests: from Theory to Practice. Academic Press, Amsterdam, pp. 27-46. ISBN 978-0128035276 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803527-6.00003-2)

Alphabaculovirus; Baculovirus; Betabaculovirus; Field performance; Formulation; Gammabaculovirus; Granulovirus; In vitro; In vivo; Lepidoptera; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Production; UV protection

Grzywacz, D. and Moore, S. (2016) Production, formulation, and bioassay of baculoviruses for pest control. In: Lacey, Lawrence A., (ed.) Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests from Theory to Practice. Academic Press, Amsterdam, pp. 109-124. ISBN 978-0128035276 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803527-6.00007-X)

Armyworm, Lepidoptera, Baculovirus, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, genetic diversity, phylogeny

Redman, Elizabeth M., Wilson, Kenneth, Grzywacz, David and Cory, Jenny S. (2010) High levels of genetic diversity in Spodoptera exempta NPV from Tanzania. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 105 (2). pp. 190-193. ISSN 0022-2011 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2010.06.008)

Biopesticides; entomopathogens; entomopathogenic fung; Baculoviruses production; quality control; regulation; registration

Grzywacz, David, Moore, Sean, Luke, Belinda, Subraminian, Sevgan, Moore, David and Rabindra, Jaobmina (2022) Mass production of entomopathogens in less industrialized countries. In: Morales-Ramos, Juan A., Rojas, M. Guadalupe and Shapiro-Ilan, David I., (eds.) Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms. Invertebrates and Entomopathogens . Elsevier - Academic Press, London; San Diego; Cambridge, MA 02139, United States The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, pp. 431-462. ISBN 978-0128221068 ISSN ISBN: 978-0-12-822106-8 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822106-8.00001-4)

Biotechnology, Agriculture, Africa, Genetic manipulation, Development uptake, Research uptake

Bailey, Rob, Willoughby, Robin and Grzywacz, David (2014) On trial: agricultural biotechnology in Africa. [Working Paper]

Botrytis gray mold, chickpea, Fusarium wilt,integrated crop management, pod borer, Nepal

Pande, S., Sharma, M., Neupane, R.K., Chaudhary, R.N., Rao, J.N., Grzywacz, David, Baurai, V.A. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2009) Integrated crop management strategy for improved chickpea production and its impact on the livelihoods of farmers in Nepal. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 37 (1&2). pp. 139-146. ISSN 0253-4355

Genetic modification . Genetic engineering . Plant breeding . Food security . Disease resistance . Developing countries . Biosafety

Scott, Peter, Thomson, Jennifer, Grzywacz, David, Savary, Serge, Strange, Richard, Ristaino, Jean B. and Korsten, Lise (2016) Genetic modification for disease resistance: a position paper. Food Security, 8 (4). pp. 865-870. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-016-0591-9)

Genetic modification, Pest control, GM plant, Cry1B/Cry1C, Brassicas, Diamondback moth, CIMBAA

Kaliaperumal, R., Russell, D.A., Gujar, G.T., Behere, G., Dutt, S., Krishna, G.K., Mordhorst, A. and Grzywacz, D. (2011) The efficacy and sustainability of the CIMBAA transgenic Cry1B/Cry1C Bt cabbage and cauliflower plants for control of lepidopteran pests. In: Proceedings of the Sixth international workshop on management of the Diamond back moth and other crucifer insect pests. AVRDC - The World Vegetable Centre, Nakhon Pathom, Taiwan, pp. 305-311. ISBN 9290581905

Spodoptera exempta, African armyworm, migratory pest, baculovirus, nucleopolyhedrovirus, biological control, IPM, Africa

Grzywacz, David, Mushobozi, Wilfred L., Parnell, Mark, Jolliffe, Flavia and Wilson, Kenneth (2007) Evaluation of Spodoptera exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV) for the field control of African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) in Tanzania. Crop Protection, 27 (1). pp. 17-24. ISSN 0261-2194 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2007.04.005)

Spodoptera exempta; baculovirus; nucleopolyhedrovirus; covert infections; TaqMan real-time qPCR

Graham, Robert, Tummala, Yamini, Rhodes, Glenn, Cory, Jenny, Shirras, Alan, Grzywacz, David and Wilson, Kenneth (2015) Development of a real-time qPCR assay for quantification of covert baculovirus infections in a major African crop pest. Insects (Special Issue Parasite-Insect Interactions), 6 (3). pp. 746-759. ISSN 2075-4450 (Print), 2075-4450 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects6030746)

baculovirus, biopesticide, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, Helicoverpa armigera, chickpea, induced resistance, plant leaf chemistry, isoflavonoid

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , D'Cunha, Reju F. and Grzywacz, David (2010) Inactivation of baculovirus by isoflavonoids on chickpea (Cicer arietinum) leaf surfaces reduces the efficacy of nucleopolyhedrovirus against Helicoverpa armigera. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36 (2). pp. 227-235. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-010-9748-8)

biological control agents, biopesticides, entomopathogenic virus, entomopathogenic fungus, mass production biopesticides, developing Countries, baculoviruses, entomopathogenic fungi, entomopathogens, production, quality control, registration, regulation

Grzywacz, David, Moore, David and Rabindra, R.J. (2013) Mass production of entomopathogens in less industrialized countries. In: Morales-Ramos, Juan A., Guadalupe Rojas, M. and Shapiro-Ilan, David I., (eds.) Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens. Academic Press / Elsevier Inc., London, UK, pp. 519-561. ISBN 9780123914538 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-391453-8.00015-7)

biological control, armyworm, sustainable biocontrol solutions

Wilson, Kenneth, Grzywacz, David and Mushobozi, Wilfred L. (2009) Biological control of armyworm in Africa: pitfalls and solutions. Pesticides News (84). pp. 18-19.

biological control; nucleopolyhedrovirus; chickpea; cicer arietinum; pigeonpea, cajanus cajan; cowpea; Vigna unguiculata; Helicoverpa armigera; plant leaf chemistry; host plant resistance; isoflavonoids; organic acids

Aminu, Aliyu, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Grzywacz, David (2023) Reduced efficacy of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) on chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and other legume crops, and the role of organic acid exudates on occlusion body inactivation. Biological Control, 180:105171. ISSN 1049-9644 (Print), 1090-2112 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105171)

biological pesticides, biopesticides, biological control, crop protection, Africa, African agriculture, integrated pest management, research policy

Grzywacz, David, Cherry, Andrew and Gwynn, Roma (2009) Biological pesticides for Africa: why has so little of the research undertaken to date resulted in new products to help Africa's poor? Outlooks on Pest Management, 20 (2). pp. 77-81. ISSN 1743-1026 (Print), 1743-1034 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1564/20apr09)

crop management, chickpea, Nepal

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Grzywacz, David, Pande, Suresh, Rao, Narayana, Neupane, Ram Krishna, Chaudhary, Ram N. and Bourai, Vinay A. (2006) Promoting the adoption of improved ICM technologies in chickpea by poor farmers in Nepal. In: Sweetmore, Anne, Kimmins, Francis and Silverside, Penny, (eds.) Perspectives on pests II: achievements of research under UK Department for International Development Crop Protection Programme 2000–05. Natural Resources International Ltd., Aylesford, UK, pp. 152-154. ISBN 0954645278

microbial control, baculovirus, entomopathogenic bacteria, transgenes, entomopathogenic fungi, entomopathogenic nematodes, bacillus thuringiensis, Bt-crops

Lacey, L.A., Grzywacz, D., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., Frutos, R., Brownbridge, M. and Goettel, M.S. (2015) Insect pathogens as biological control agents: back to the future. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 132. pp. 1-41. ISSN 0022-2011 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.07.009)

plutella xylostella, Diamondback moth, integrated pest management, insecticide alternatives, insect-resistant crops, Bacillus thuringiensis, Brassica oleracea, Asia, Africa

Grzywacz, D., Rossbach, A., Rauf, A., Russell, D.A., Srinivasan, R. and Shelton, A.M. (2009) Current control methods for diamondback moth and other brassica insect pests and the prospects for improved management with lepidopteran-resistant Bt vegetable brassicas in Asia and Africa. Crop Protection, 29 (1). pp. 68-79. ISSN 0261-2194 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2009.08.009)

registration, regulation, biological pesticides, India

Rabindra, R.J. and Grzywacz, D. (2010) Use and regulation of microbial pesticides in representative jurisdictions worldwide - India. In: Kabaluk, J. Todd, Svircev, Antonet M., Goettel, Mark S. and Woo, Stephanie G., (eds.) The Use and Regulation of Microbial Pesticides in Representative Jurisdictions Worldwide. IOBC Global, pp. 12-17.