The effects of a nutrient-based feeding stimulant, Coax, and a stilbene-based optical brightener, Blankophor P167, on the activity of the nucleopolyhedrovirus of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (SfMNPV) on transgenic sweet corn, Zea mays L., expressing a CryIA(b) toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner), were studied in the laboratory. Both Coax and Blankophor P167 increased virus-induced mortality. The effects of both materials did not differ between transgenic and nontransgenic corn. The greatest increase in virus-induced mortality occurred when Coax and Blankophor P167 were combined. Neither material affected the percentage of larvae killed by the CryIA(b) toxin.
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1 August 2005
Enhanced Activity of the Nucleopolyhedrovirus of the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Bt-Transgenic and Nontransgenic Sweet Corn with a Fluorescent Brightener and a Feeding Stimulant
Robert R. Farrar,
Martin Shapiro,
B. Merle Shepard
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Bt transgenic corn
fall armyworm
feeding stimulant
fluorescent brightener
nucleopolyhedrovirus