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1 August 2000 Late-Instar European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Tunneling and Survival in Transgenic Corn Hybrids
K. A. Walker, R. L. Hellmich, L. C. Lewis
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Abstract

Field studies were conducted in 1996 and 1997 to determine injury by and survival of late-instar European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), on genetically altered Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner corn, Zea mays L. Cry1Ab events 176, Bt11, MON810, and MON802; Cry1Ac event DBT418; and Cry9C event CBH351 were evaluated. Plants of each corn hybrid were manually infested with two third-, fourth-, or fifth-instar O. nubilalis. Larvae were held in proximity to the internode of the plant above the ear with a mesh sleeve. Larvae were put on the plants during corn developmental stages V8, V16, R1, R3, R4, R5, and R6. This study shows that not all B. thuringiensis hybrids provide the same protection against O. nubilalis injury. Hybrids with B. thuringiensis events Bt11, MON810, MON802, and CHB351 effectively protected the corn against tunneling by late-instar O. nubilalis. Event 176 was effective in controlling late-instar O. nubilalis during V12 and V16 corn developmental stages; however, significant tunneling occurred by fourth instars during R3 and R5. Event DBT418 was not effective in controlling late-instar O. nubilalis during corn vegetative or reproductive stages of development. Whether the B. thuringiensis hybrids satisfied high- and ultrahigh-dose requirements is discussed.

K. A. Walker, R. L. Hellmich, and L. C. Lewis "Late-Instar European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Tunneling and Survival in Transgenic Corn Hybrids," Journal of Economic Entomology 93(4), 1276-1285, (1 August 2000). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-93.4.1276
Received: 20 August 1999; Accepted: 1 May 2000; Published: 1 August 2000
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KEYWORDS
Bacillus thuringiensis
high-dose strategy
Ostrinia nubilalis
resistance management
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