Impact of pollen grains from Bt transgenic corn on the growth and development of Chinese tussah silkworm, Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 922-928

  Li, Wendong ^a,b   Wu, Kongming ^a   Wang, Xiaoqi ^b   Wang, Guirong ^a   Guo, Yuyuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bt transgenic corn; Chinese tussah silkworm; Environmental impact; Pollen grains

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLEN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTHERAEA PERNYI; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SATURNIIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 23444450735     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.4.922     Document Type: Article

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