Genetically engineered Bt Corn and range expansion of the western bean cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the United States: A response to Greenpeace Germany

Journal of Integrated Pest Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Hutchison, William D ^a   Hunt, Thomas E ^b   Hein, Gary L ^c   Steffey, Kevin L ^d   Pilcher, Clinton D ^e   Rice, Marlin E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^e PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt maize; Pest replacement theory; Striacosta albicosta; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865790782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21557470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ipm11016     Document Type: Article

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