Restoration of susceptibility following removal of selection for Cry34/35Ab1 resistance documents fitness costs in resistant population of western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6266
Abstract: BACKGROUND Management of the corn pest, western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (LeConte) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), relies heavily on the planting of transgenic corn expressing toxins produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This has… read more here.
Keywords: cry34 35ab1; fitness costs; corn; fitness ... See more keywords