The effects of pollen consumption of transgenic Bt maize on the common swallowtail, Papilio machaon L. (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 296-306

  Lang, Andreas ^a   Vojtech, Eva ^a,b  

^a Institute of Plant Protection   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bt176 event; Butterflies; Cry1Ab toxin; Non target insect; Risk assessment; Side effects; Transgenic maize; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIO MACHAON; PAPILIONIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PASTINACA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33744824417     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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