About the Authors
- Adriano E. Pereira
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* E-mail: aelias374@yahoo.com.br
Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- Haichuan Wang
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- Sarah N. Zukoff
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Affiliation Southwest Research and Extension Center, Kansas State University, Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
- Lance J. Meinke
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- B. Wade French
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Affiliation North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Brookings, South Dakota, United States of America
- Blair D. Siegfried
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Competing Interests
None of the authors is affiliated with Monsanto, nor receives any salary, nor provides any professional consult, nor holds any patent or develops any product for commercial use. In addition, the ‘Corn rootworm knowledge program’ (http://www.monsanto.com/knowledgeresearch-programs/pages/default.aspx) is a public research grant program sponsored by Monsanto and open to all research agencies in the United States. It is similar to any grant program offered by public or government agencies, such as National Science Foundation or universities. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AEP BDS HW LJM. Performed the experiments: AEP HW. Analyzed the data: AEP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BDS LJM BWF SNZ. Wrote the paper: AEP BDS LJM.