Abstract
Baculoviridae are arthropod-specific viruses that commonly infect insect orders. During the viral life cycle, two distinct phenotypes are produced: the budded virus (BV) and, the occlusion-derived virus (ODV) for intra and across host spread, respectively. Since the 80's several countries have been using the Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) as a biological con…