Mortality impact of Bt transgenic maize roots expressing eCry3.1Ab, mCry3A, and eCry3.1Ab plus mCry3A on western corn rootworm larvae in the field

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1584-1591

  Hibbard, Bruce E ^a   Frank, Daniel L ^b   Kurtz, Ryan ^b   Boudreau, Eric ^b   Ellersieck, Mark R ^a   Odhiambo, J Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; eCry3.1Ab; mCry3A; resistance management

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEETLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; LARVA; MAIZE; MALE; PLANT ROOT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALE; MISSOURI; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053967140     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC11186     Document Type: Article

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