Assessment of experimental Bt events against fall armyworm and corn earworm in field corn

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 259-264

  Buntin, G David ^a   Flanders, Kathy L ^b   Lynch, Robert E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopesticides; Bt corn; Corn earworm; Fall armyworm; Maize

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2342635198     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.2.259     Document Type: Article

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