Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods .The majority of the baculoviruses used as biological control agents belong to which genus?

Retrovirus Nucleopolyhedrovirus Both I and II None of these

Nucleopolyhedrovirus

Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods. The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents are in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus. These viruses are excellent candidates for species-specific, narrow spectrum insecticidal applications. They have been shown to have no negative impacts on plants, mammals, birds, fish or even on non-target insects.