Abundance of Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in corn rootworm-resistant Cry3Bb1 maize

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1992-1998

  McManus, B L ^a   Fuller, B W ^a   Boetel, M A ^a,b   French, B W ^a,c   Ellsbury, M M ^a,c   Head, G P ^a,d  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KUMAMOTOENSIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 30744439615     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.6.1992     Document Type: Article

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