When and where a seed mix refuge makes sense for managing insect resistance to Bt plants

Crop Protection

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 74-79

  Carroll, Matthew W ^a   Head, Graham ^a   Caprio, Michael ^b  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt corn; IRM; Larval movement; Pyramids; Resistance evolution

Indexed keywords

INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MAIZE; REFUGE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860990398     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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