Is the Philippines ready for the large-scale cultivation of <i>Bt</i> cotton? [PDF]
The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry released on August 24, 2023, a biosafety permit approving the commercial propagation of Bt cotton in the country.
Angeles-Shim RB, Vergara GV.
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Optimizing Rearing of <i>Helicoverpa zea</i>: Impacts of Pupal Maturity, Emergence Synchrony, and Adult Cohort Size. [PDF]
The bollworm/corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is one of the most economically damaging crop pests in North America. Colonies of H.
Lin S +4 more
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Comparative biology and morphometrics of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) on Bt cotton and alternate malvaceous hosts. [PDF]
The comparative biology of pink bollworm (PBW) on Bt cotton bolls and fruit pods of malvaceous plants viz., Abutilon indicum, Abutilon hirtum and Abelmoschous ficulneus was investigated under controlled conditions.
Rakhesh S +5 more
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Sublethal effects of a commercial Bt product and Bt cotton flowers on the bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) with impacts to predation from a lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens). [PDF]
Insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) toxins produced by transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants have become an essential component of cotton pest management.
Elkins BH +6 more
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Raising the Influence of Insecticides against Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Reducing Field Recommended Dose by Blending with Adjuvants to Simulate Eco-Friendly Formulations [PDF]
A wide variety of adjuvants surfactants are available fair therefore need to choose a suitable surfactant to give maximum system enables to choose proper surfactant with ease and enhanced the insecticide effectiveness and raises the perseverance of ...
Sh. Selim, Noha El-Habal, H El-bassoiuny
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Carbohydrate Hydrolyzing Enzymes As A Target for Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.) Control Agents الانزیمات الهاضمة للکربوهیدرات کهدف لعوامل مکافحة دودة اللوز القرنفلیة Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.) [PDF]
Most insect species depend on the digestive enzymes (invertase, trehalase and amylase) to utilize their uptake of carbohydrates. In the present investigation the activities of these enzymes are used as parameters to study the effect of the selected ...
Dina Ahmed +2 more
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ROLE OF GLYCINE IN PROTECTING PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA (SAUND.) AGAINST STRONG PROTEIN-DENATURING ACTIVITY OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS IN COTTON PLANTS [PDF]
To test the possibility that the free glycine has a role related to the resistance of the pink bollworm larvae to phenolic compounds (PCs), newly hatched larvae were fed on artificial diets containing different concentrations of the selected two PCs ...
Souad Shairra +3 more
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Chlorantraniliprole Residual Control and Concentration Determination in Cotton
Studies were conducted in 2020 and 2021 at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, MS, to determine the residual concentrations of chlorantraniliprole in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum, L.) leaves, as well as the concentrations in petals and ...
Jacob Smith +4 more
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Transgenic corn and cotton that produce Cry and Vip3Aa toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are widely planted in the United States to control lepidopteran pests.
Galen P. Dively +47 more
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FEEDING CAPACITY AND HOST PREFERENCE OF Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: chrysopidae) ON THREE DIFFERENT INSECT PREY UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS. [PDF]
Laboratory trials of feeding potential of Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) (No choice) were estimated at (25 ± 2 °C, 65± 5% R. H.). Data revealed that the larval stage of C.
K. Hassan
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