Resistance to Bt corn by western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the U.S. Corn Belt

Journal of Integrated Pest Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Cullen, Eileen M ^a   Gray, Michael E ^b   Gassmann, Aaron J ^c   Hibbard, Bruce E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Insect resistance management; IPM; Refuge; Western corn rootworm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983763463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21557470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/IPM13012     Document Type: Article

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