Life History Traits of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Non-Bt and Bt Transgenic Corn Hybrids in Eastern North Carolina

2001 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 1268-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas P. Storer ◽  
John W. Van Duyn ◽  
George G. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Life History ◽  
Helicoverpa Zea ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Transgenic Corn ◽  
Corn Hybrids ◽  
Eastern North Carolina ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Life history traits of Praina temperata (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): a widely distributed and neglected cutworm of the Neotropics

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Alexandre Specht ◽  
Eduardo Carneiro ◽  
Vânia F. Roque-Specht ◽  
Mirna M. Casagrande ◽  
Lidia Venâncio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Field Evaluation of Transgenic Corn Containing a Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner Insecticidal Protein Gene Against Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Sims ◽  
Jay C. Pershing ◽  
Barbara J. Reich
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Helicoverpa Zea ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Field Evaluation ◽  
Corn Earworm ◽  
Insecticidal Protein ◽  
Transgenic Corn ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Transgenic Lines ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Twelve independently transformed lines of transgenic corn (Zea mays L.) expressing the CryIA(b) insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki were field tested to evaluate their resistance to the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie). Silks of the primary (=top) ears of transgenic [CryIA(b) positive] and isoline control plants [no CryIA(b) protein] were artificially infested with first-instar H. zea larvae and the length of ear penetration was measured after 19 d. Eight of the 12 lines had significantly less ear damage than their respective isoline controls; 3 transgenic lines reduced H. zea feeding damage by > 75% and stunted surviving H. zea larvae. Concentration of the CryIA(b) protein (μg/g fresh weight) in silks of the transgenic lines, determined using ELISA, ranged from 0.0 to 1.28 μg/g. Within transgenic lines, there was a weak (P < 0.06) negative relationship between the concentration of CryIA(b) protein in fresh silks and the length of H. zea ear penetration.

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