Susceptibility of Nebraska western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations to Bt corn events

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 742-751

  Wangila, David S ^a   Gassmann, Aaron J ^b   Petzold Maxwell, Jennifer L ^b,c   French, B Wade ^d   Meinke, Lance J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WARTBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; evolution; genetically modified crop; resistance management

Indexed keywords

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

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

ANIMAL; BEETLE; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LARVA; MAIZE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; NEBRASKA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84929312969     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tou063     Document Type: Article

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