Verification of a European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) loss equation in the major corn production region of the northeastern United States

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-112

  Dillehay, B L ^a   Calvin, D D ^a   Roth, G W ^a   Hyde, J A ^a   Kuldau, G A ^a   Kratochvil, R J ^b   Russo, J M ^c   Voight, D G ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania State University ^*  (United States)

^d Lebanon County Extension Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Economics; European corn borer; Ostrinia nubilalis; Verification

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRAMBINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 14744290491     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.1.103     Document Type: Article

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