| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| bp | Base pairs |
| BRM | Microbial Resources Bank (Embrapa/CENARGEN strain code) |
| C168 | ChinNPV-CNPSo-168 isolate |
| CNPSo | Embrapa Soybean Microbial Collection |
| ChinNPV | Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus |
| cpd | Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer |
| df | Degrees of freedom |
| egt | Ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase (viral gene) |
| EMBRAPA | Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation |
| fgf | Viral fibroblast growth factor homolog |
| FP25K | Viral structural protein FP25K |
| GTR | General Time Reversible (substitution model) |
| IPM | Integrated pest management |
| K2P | Kimura two-parameter (distance model) |
| LC50 | Lethal concentration for 50% mortality |
| LC95 | Lethal concentration for 95% mortality |
| lef | Late expression factor genes |
| MAFFT | Multiple Alignment using Fast Fourier Transform |
| m.r.c.a. | Most recent common ancestor |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| OB | Occlusion body |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| phr | Photolyase gene |
| pif | Per os infectivity factor (e.g., PIF-1, PIF-3) |
| ptp | Protein tyrosine phosphatase (viral gene) |
| rr1 | Ribonucleotide reductase large subunit |
| SH-like | Shimodaira–Hasegawa-like (branch support measure) |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| ST50 | Median survival time (time to 50% mortality) |
| Tb | ChinNPV-Tabatinga isolate |
| UV | Ultraviolet radiation |
| WP | Wettable powder (formulation) |