Genetically engineered corn and cotton that produce insecticidal toxins derived from the
bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been used to manage insect pests in the United …

Simple Summary Since the 1990s, an important innovation in the management of
agricultural pest insects has been the commercial cultivation of genetically engineered crops …

Simple Summary The structure of agricultural enterprises in the western United States Corn
Belt (large irrigated monocultures, continuous planting of maize, strong aerial pesticide …

Simple Summary The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte,
is an annual pest of maize in the United States Corn Belt. Larval feeding on the root system …

Transgenic crops that produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) can
suppress pests and reduce insecticide sprays, but their efficacy is reduced when pests …

BACKGROUND Western corn rootworm (WCR; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) field‐evolved
resistance to transgenic maize expressing the Cry3Bb1 protein derived from Bacillus …

Simple Summary The western corn rootworm is a destructive and mobile insect pest of corn
in North America and Europe. It is difficult to manage, in part because resistance has …

The western corn rootworm (WCR; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) is a significant pest
of maize (Zea mays L.) across the United States Corn Belt. Transgenic maize hybrids …

Field-evolved resistance of the western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
LeConte, to Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) proteins Cry3Bb1 and Cry34/35Ab1 (now …

The western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte)(WCR) is a major insect
pest of corn (Zea mays L.) in the United States (US) and is highly adaptable to multiple …