Epigeic spiders are not affected by the genetically modified maize MON 88017

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 56-67

  Svobodova Z ^a,b   Habustova O ^a   Sehnal, F ^a,b   Holec, M ^c   Hussein, H M ^a  

^a Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bt maize; Cry3Bb1; Environmental risk assessment; Glyphosate; HT maize; Insecticide

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PITFALL TRAP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL TYPE; SPIDER; TOLERANCE; TOXIN; WEED CONTROL;

EUROPE;

ARANEAE; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; OEDOTHORAX APICATUS; PACHYGNATHA DEGEERI; PARDOSA AGRESTIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872301283     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2012.01727.x     Document Type: Article

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