Host suitability of nonmaize agroecosystem grasses for the western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1102-1108

  Wilson, Ted A ^a   Hibbard, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate hosts; Bacillus thuringiensis; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; Resistance management; Transgenic rootworm maize

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CROP PEST; GRASS; HOST RANGE; MAIZE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHLORIS; CHLORIS GAYANA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; ELYMUS REPENS; ELYTRIGIA; ELYTRIGIA REPENS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PANICUM; PANICUM DICHOTOMIFLORUM; POACEAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4344596050     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.4.1102     Document Type: Article

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