Possible effect of genetically modified cotton on foraging habits of early instar Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Yang, Yizhong ^a,b   Johnson, Marie Louise ^a   Zalucki, Myron P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioural resistance; Bt cotton; First instar mortality; GMO

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 42649096932     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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