Lymantria dispar multicapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus

Lymantria dispar multicapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus or LdMNPV is a well-known and spectacular viral infection of gypsy moths (Lymantria dispar) which causes infected larvae to die and disintegrate. Infected larvae climb to the top of the tree during the day and die. The larvae then melt or disintegrate, falling on the foliage below where they infect more larvae.