Natural enemies delay insect resistance to Bt crops.

We investigated whether development of resistance to a Bt crop in the presence of a natural enemy would be slower than without the natural enemy and whether biological control, in conjunction with a Bt crop, could effectively suppress the pest population. Additionally, we investigated whether insect...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxia Liu, Mao Chen, Hilda L Collins, David W Onstad, Richard T Roush, Qingwen Zhang, Elizabeth D Earle, Anthony M Shelton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3940876?pdf=render