Is decreased generalized immunity a cost of Bt resistance in cabbage loopers Trichoplusia ni?

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-67

  Ericsson, Jerry D ^a   Janmaat, Alida F ^b   Lowenberger, Carl ^a   Myers, Judith H ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; Bt resistance; Cabbage looper; Hemocytes; Induced tolerance; Insect immunity; Phenoloxidase; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; MOTH;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MOTHS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 58649110580     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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