Activity of the nucleopolyhedrovirus of the fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on foliage of transgenic sweet corn expressing a CryIA (b) toxin

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 982-989

  Farrar Jr , Robert R ^a   Shapiro, Martin ^a,b   Shepard, B Merle ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Corn; Fall armyworm; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAIZE; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRAL DISEASE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYPOVIRUS; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA MNPV; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4344708385     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.4.982     Document Type: Article

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