EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSGENIC BT MAIZE TO CONTROL Helicoverpa armigera (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

The caterpillar Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), identified in Brazil in 2013, greatly worries farmers because of its destructive power. The technology of transgenic plants that induces resistance to insects is a great ally for controlling caterpillars. In this study we compar...

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Main Authors: Fernando Belezini Vinha, Carlos Alberto Zambiasi, Murilo Gaspar Litholdo, Abílio José Meiato Barrionuevo Oliveira, Alexandre De Sene Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Alagoas 2020-12-01
Series:Ciência Agrícola
Online Access:https://www.seer.ufal.br/index.php/revistacienciaagricola/article/view/9726