Development of a bioassay method to test activity of cry insecticidal proteins against Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) sugarcane stem borers.

The genus Diatraea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) includes stem borers representing the most critical sugarcane pests in the Americas. Colombia's most widely distributed and damaging Diatraea species include Diatraea saccharalis, D. indigenella, D. busckella, and D. tabernella. The reduced efficacy o...

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Main Authors: Juan Sebastián Ángel-Salazar, Claudia Echeverri-Rubiano, Jairo Rodríguez-Chalarca, Jershon López-Gerena, Rafael Ferreira Dos Santos, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Alexandra M Revynthi, Germán Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292992&type=printable