Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research

Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-0983

Research Article - (2013) Volume 2, Issue 2

Non Target Effect of Cry1 Ab and Cry Ab x Cry3 Bb1 Bt Transgenic Maize on Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Abundance

Santiago A. Palizada1,5, Difabachew K. Belay1,2, Bamphitlhi Tiroesele1, Fatima Mustafa1, Muhammad Irfan Ullah1, Thomas Hunt3, Jaime Molina-Ochoa1,6*, Steven R. Skoda7, Pete L. Clark4 and John E. Foster1
1Department of Entomology, Insect Genetics Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 103 Entomology Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0816, USA
2Dow Agro Sciences, 18078 N 1500 E Road, Pontiac, IL 61764, USA
3University of Nebraska, Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, 57905 866 Road, Concord, NE. 68728, USA
4Simplot -Manager Regulatory Affairs, 5369 W. Irving Street, Boise, Idaho 83706, USA
5Department of Agriculture-Bureau of P lant Industry, 692 San Andres S t., Malate, Manila 1004, Philippines
6Universidad de Colima, Coordinación General de Investigación Científica, Centro Universitario de Investigación y Desarrollo Agropecuario, Km 40 autopista Colima- Manzanillo, Tecomán, Colima 28930, Mexico
7USDA-ARS-KBUSLIRL Screwworm Research Unit, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
*Corresponding Author: Jaime Molina-Ochoa, Universidad de Colima, Coordinación General de Investigación Científica, Centro Universitario de Investigación y Desarrollo Agropecuario, Km. 40 autopista Colima-Manzanillo, Tecomán, Colima 28930, Mexico, Tel: 52 (313) 3229413 Email:

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