Biological Control of Chestnut Blight with Hypovirulence: A Critical Analysis

A critical analysis of the biological control of chestnut blight with hypovirulence. The companion cites it for a hyperparasitic virus that controlled chestnut blight only where it spread itself. The lesson cuts both ways for defenders in the datasphere: a defense that spreads itself is an epidemic.

Cited in

the companion paper (Companion §4)

Used for

Food web (enemies of parasites; hyperparasites)

Strand

Ecology: energetics, niches & interactions · Parasitism, mutualism & cheating

Cite

@article{milgroom2004biological,
  title = {Biological Control of Chestnut Blight with Hypovirulence: A Critical Analysis},
  author = {Michael G. Milgroom and Paolo Cortesi},
  year = {2004},
  journal = {Annual Review of Phytopathology},
  doi = {10.1146/annurev.phyto.42.040803.140325},
}