Effects of transgenic Bt corn pollen on a non-target lycaenid butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Shirai, Yoichi ^a   Takahashi, Mami ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bt; Cry1Ab; Non target insect; Pollen density; Pseudozizeeria maha

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELIANTHUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; OXALIS; OXALIS CORNICULATA; SOLANUM NIGRUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 18044385397     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2005.151     Document Type: Article

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