Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein on the feeding behavior and longevity of adult western corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 927-930

  Nowatzki, Timothy M ^a,b   Zhou, Xuguo ^a,c   Meinke, Lance J ^a   Vaughn, T Y ^a,d   Siegfried, Blair D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cry3Bb1; Survival; Transgenics; Western corn rootworm

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

CRY3BBL ENDOTOXIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENDOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; LONGEVITY; MAIZE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747432942     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.3.927     Document Type: Article

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