A coleopteran cadherin fragment synergizes toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry3Aa, Cry3Bb, and Cry8Ca against lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-5

  Park, Youngjin ^a   Hua, Gang ^a   Taylor, Milton D ^a   Adang, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cadherin; Cry toxin; Lesser mealworm; Synergists

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRY3BBL ENDOTOXIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TENEBRIO;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TENEBRIO;

EID: 84908310330     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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