Toxicity of seven Bacillus thuringiensis cry proteins against Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus (Coleoptera: Brentidae) using a novel artificial diet

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1493-1502

  Ekobu, Moses ^a,b   Solera, Maureen ^a,b   Kyamanywa, Samuel ^a,b   Mwanga, Robert O M ^a   Odongo, Benson ^a,c   Ghislain, Marc ^a,d   Moar, William J ^a,e,f  

^a National Crops Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD)   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt bioassays; Bt toxins; Ipomoea batatas

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BEETLES; DIET; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRENTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYLAS; CYLAS BRUNNEUS; CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 77955317349     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09432     Document Type: Article

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