| Treatment and product | Dose per 378 L | Adjuvants added | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gypchek | NPV (low) | 1011 PIB | 2% (vol/vol) Bond sticker |
| 2. | Gypchek | NPV (standard) | 1012 PIB | 2% (vol/vol) Bond sticker |
| 3. | Gypchek (enhanced) | NPV (low) + 0.1% BBH | 1011 PIB | 2% (vol/vol) Bond sticker |
| 4. | Gypchek (enhanced) | NPV (low) + 0.5% BBH | 1011 PIB | 2% (vol/vol) Bond sticker |
| 5. | Foray 48B | Bacillus thuringiensis | No sticker at manufacturer’s suggestion | |
| 36 Billion International Units (BIU) = 2.84 L formulated product | ||||
| 6. | Azatin 4.5 WP | azadirachtin | 267 g | 0.125% (vol/vol) Dragon spreader-sticker |
| 7. | RH-5992 2F | tebufenozide | 474 mL | 0.25% (vol/vol) Bond sticker |
| 8. | Dimilin 4L | diflubenzuron | 59 mL | No sticker at manufacturer’s suggestion |
| 9. | Tempo 2 | cyfluthrin | 30 mL | 0.25% (vol/vol) Bond sticker |
| 10. | Untreated controls | |||
Blankophor BBH (BBH) is a stilbene disulfonic acid derivative used as by industry as an optical brightener but was here used as a potentiator of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV). NPV virions (individual virus particles) are contained in protective protein polygons (containing a variable number of virions) called polyhedral inclusion bodies (PIB).