In situ mortality of Hyposidra talaca (Geometridae: Lepidoptera) by its nucleopolyhedrovirus and comparison of tea production in untreated and chemical insecticide-treated plots

We had previously reported on HytaNPV infection in the looper caterpillars of Hyposidra talaca. Studying the pattern of cumulative daily mortality of looper caterpillars and comparing the post-looper crop production in microbial-control plots and insecticide-treated plots, we report that HytaNPV is a potential microbial agent of H. talaca.