Evaluation of dietary effects of transgenic corn pollen expressing Cry3Bb1 protein on a non-target ladybird beetle, Coleomegilla maculata

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 271-280

  Duan, Jian J ^a   Head, Graham ^a   McKee, Michael J ^a   Nickson, Thomas E ^a   Martin, John W ^a   Sayegh, Fouad S ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Beneficial insects; Biotechnology; Chrysomelidae; Coccinellidae; Coleomegilla maculata; Coleoptera; Diabrotica species; Non target effect; Transgenic corn

Indexed keywords

DIET; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; POLLEN; PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

APOIDEA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036766054     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2002.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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