Differences between two populations of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with variable measurements of laboratory susceptibilities to Bt toxins exposed to non-Bt and Bt cottons in large field cages

Nathan S. Little; Blake H. Elkins; R. Michelle Mullen; Omaththage P. Perera; Katherine A. Parys; K. Clint Allen; Deborah L. Boykin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0212567

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Differences between two populations of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with variable measurements of laboratory susceptibilities to Bt toxins exposed to non-Bt and Bt cottons in large field cages

Nathan S. Little ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: nathan.little@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation Southern Insect Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1105-3733

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Blake H. Elkins,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern Insect Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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R. Michelle Mullen,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern Insect Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Omaththage P. Perera,

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern Insect Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-0066

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Katherine A. Parys,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern Insect Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-3687

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K. Clint Allen,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern Insect Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Deborah L. Boykin

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Differences between two populations of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with variable measurements of laboratory susceptibilities to Bt toxins exposed to non-Bt and Bt cottons in large field cages

Nathan S. Little,
Blake H. Elkins,
R. Michelle Mullen,
Omaththage P. Perera,
Katherine A. Parys,
K. Clint Allen,
Deborah L. Boykin

Published: March 13, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212567

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