Abstract
Hyposidra talaca (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is the most harmful pest of northeastern tea hub of India that devastates the tea production by feasting on the tea leaves. Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is a natural enemy of the aforesaid pest, as it poses great obstruction in the multiplication of the pest by causing significant larval mortality. The study was undertaken to screen the virus activity against first to fifth instar H. talaca larvae. Early instar stages are found more susceptible than the late stages as they tend to reflect highest LC50 value for fifth instar as 4.3 × 107 POB/ml and lowest LC50 value for first instar as 7 × 104 POB/ml within seven days of inoculation. LT50 values vary between 2.47 and 8.45 days for neonates to fifth instar. The high record of virulence of HytaNPV indicates its bright prospect as a useful microbial biopesticide.
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