Monitoring the Cry1Ab susceptibility of European corn borer in Germany

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1768-1773

  Saeglitz, C ^a   Bartsch, D ^b   Eber, S ^a   Gathmann, A ^b   Priesnitz, K U ^a   Schuphan, I ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baseline susceptibility; Bt corn; European corn borer; Ostrinia nubilalis

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845257531     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.5.1768     Document Type: Article

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