The cultivation of Bt corn producing Cry1Ac toxins does not adversely affect non-target arthropods.

Transgenic corn producing Cry1Ac toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) provides effective control of Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée), and thus reduces insecticide applications. However, whether Bt corn exerts undesirable effects on non-target arthropods (NTAs) is still controversial...

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Main Authors: Yanyan Guo, Yanjie Feng, Yang Ge, Guillaume Tetreau, Xiaowen Chen, Xuehui Dong, Wangpeng Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114228