Hot off the press!
doi.org/10.1002/ps.7...
Great to see this work from my PhD with the Riegler lab at WSU published today in Pest Management Science.
Here we explored the effects of persistent infections and injection/ingestion of mixed virus suspensions in a major horticultural pest.
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Injection but not ingestion of a mixed virus suspension in Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) shifts persistent covert infection to acute pathology
Covert and persistent infections with multiple insect-specific viruses are common in pest fruit flies and may affect pest management strategies. Our study investigated the host effects and viral load...
