A method of preventing infection of hymenopterous insects of the superfamily apoidea
AssigneeThe Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
InventorsDeclan SCHROEDER, Gideon MORDECAI
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Abstract
A method of preventing infection of a hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea comprising the application of an avirulent virus form thereto.
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A method of preventing viral infection of a hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea comprising the application of an avirulent virus form thereto.
An inoculum formulation comprising an effective dose of an infectious avirulent viral form and a suitable carrier or excipient.
A method of preventing infection of Apis mellifera by type A DWV comprising inoculating with type B DWV or a variant or mutant form thereof.
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