Applying an integrated refuge to manage western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Effects on survival, fitness, and selection pressure

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2195-2207

  Petzold Maxwell, Jennifer L ^a   Alves, Analiza P ^b   Estes, Ronald E ^c   Gray, Michael E ^c   Meinke, Lance J ^d   Shields, Elson J ^e   Thompson, Stephen D ^b   Tinsley, Nicholas A ^c   Gassmann, Aaron J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pioneer Dupont   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; Event 59122; refuge strategy; resistance management

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84885627696     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC13088     Document Type: Article

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