A meta-analysis of effects of Bt crops on honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Duan, Jian J ^a   Marvier, Michelle ^b   Huesing, Joseph ^a   Dively, Galen ^c   Huang, Zachary Y ^d  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS PROTOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; CROP; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HONEYBEE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT RESISTANCE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PLANTING DENSITY; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STRESS; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENIC CROP; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ANIMAL; BEE; META ANALYSIS;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 39049144745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001415     Document Type: Article

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