Responses of Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) and Forest Tent Caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) to Transgenic Poplar,Populusspp., Containing aBacillus thuringiensisd-Endotoxin Gene
作者:
Daniel J. Robison,
Brent H. Mccown,
Kenneth F. Raffa,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 23,
issue 4
页码: 1030-1041
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1093/ee/23.4.1030
出版商: Oxford University Press
关键词: transgenic resistance;Lepidoptera;Populus
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
TransgenicPopulusplants (clone NC5339) expressing aBacillus thuringiensisd-endotoxin gene significantly reduced feeding and weight gain by gypsy moth,Lymantria dispar(L.), and the forest tent caterpillar,Malacosoma disstriaHubner. Forest tent caterpillar larvae also experienced significant mortality following exposure to the transgenicd-endotoxin. Gypsy moths were better able to recover after transfer to artificial diet than were forest tent caterpillars. Transgenic leaves deterred feeding by both species in behavioral choice tests. Four additional transformants contained, but did not express thed-endotoxin gene. Results are discussed in terms of efficacy, plant deployment strategies, ecosystem stability, and tree improvement.
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