Effects of pyramided Bt corn and blended refuges on western corn rootworm and northern corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 720-729

  Keweshan, Ryan S ^a,b   Head, Graham P ^c   Gassmann, Aaron J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabrotica barberi; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; insect resistance management; refuge strategy

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA BARBERI; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MAIZE; MALE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84929223716     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: 1938291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov005     Document Type: Article

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