High Susceptibility of Bt Maize to Aphids Enhances the Performance of Parasitoids of Lepidopteran Pests

Concerns about possible undesired environmental effects of transgenic crops have prompted numerous evaluations of such crops. So-called Bt crops receive particular attention because they carry bacteria-derived genes coding for insecticidal proteins that might negatively affect non-target arthropods....

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Main Authors: Faria, Cristina A., Wäckers, Felix L., Pritchard, Jeremy, Barrett, David A., Turlings, Ted C.J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1899225/