Utility of ground beetle species in field tests of potential nontarget effects of Bt crops

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1317-1324

  Lopez, Miriam D ^a   Prasifka, Jarrad R ^a   Bruck, Denny J ^b   Lewis, Leslie C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Carabidae; Insecticide; Nontarget; Transgenic corn

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; MAIZE; NICHE BREADTH; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARPALUS PENSYLVANICUS; LEBIA PULCHELLA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26444581767     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/34.5.1317     Document Type: Article

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