Susceptibility of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins and potential side effects on the larval parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-137

  Tounou, A K ^a,b   Gounou, S ^a   Borgemeister, C ^c   Goumedzoe, Y M D ^b   Schulthess, F ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LOMÉ   (Togo)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Busseola fusca; Cotesia sesamiae; Eldana saccharina; Larval survival; Lepidoptera feeding inhibition; Parasitism; Sesamia calamistis; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CLUTCH SIZE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; TOXICITY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRACONIDAE; BUSSEOLA FUSCA; COTESIA SESAMIAE; ELDANA SACCHARINA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PYRALIDAE; SESAMIA CALAMISTIS;

EID: 17144416126     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150400015995     Document Type: Article

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