Susceptibility of Four Tropical Lepidopteran Maize Pests to Bacillus thuringiensis CryI-Type Insecticidal Toxins

Bohorova, N and Cabrera, M and Abarca, C and Hoisington, D A and et al, . (1997) Susceptibility of Four Tropical Lepidopteran Maize Pests to Bacillus thuringiensis CryI-Type Insecticidal Toxins. Journal of Economic Entomology, 90 (2). pp. 412-415. ISSN 1938-291X

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Abstract

The relative susceptibility of 4 tropical maize pests, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith),Diatraea grandiosella Dyar, D. saccharalis (F.), and Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), to the lepidopteran-specific CryI-type proteins produced by B. thuringiensis is presented. The toxin with the highest potency against H. zea larvae was the CryIAc toxin. S. frugiperda larvae were susceptible to CryID and CryIF toxins. The CryIB toxin showed to be highly toxic against D. grandiosella and D. saccharalis. This information will establish a basis for selecting B. Thuringiensis strains producing the appropriate CryI proteins to be used for the biological control of these tropical pests.

Item Type:	Article
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CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Spodoptera frugiperda, Diatraea grandiosella, Diatraea saccharalis
Subjects:	Others > Maize
Depositing User:	Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited:	19 Mar 2012 07:36
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2012 07:36
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5758
Official URL:	http://esa.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/es...
Projects:	DGAPA IN-214294 and CONACyT 400344-5-4311N
Funders:	UNDP
Acknowledgement:	[NOTE: D. A. Hoisington is presently with ICRISAT (Patancheru)]---We thank M Peferoen for proVldmg recombmant E coli strains and Myriam Ortiz for strain maintenance.
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