Effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn and permethrin on nontarget arthropods

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 111-124

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

^a HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Bt corn; Coefficient of variation; Nontargets

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRACONIDAE; CANTHARIDAE; CRAMBIDAE; ELATERIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MACROCENTRUS CINGULUM; NITIDULIDAE; OPILIONES; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38149134376     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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