Sublethal effects of a commercial Bt product and Bt cotton flowers on the bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) with impacts to predation from a lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens)

• Blake H. Elkins ,

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

  * E-mail: Blake.Elkins@usda.gov

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

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-0008

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• Maribel Portilla,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

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

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9845-3849

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• Kerry Clint Allen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

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

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• Nathan S. Little,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

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

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• Regina M. Mullen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

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

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• Ryan T. Paulk,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

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

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6062-8719

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• Quentin D. Read

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Southeast Area, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, NC, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4315-5582

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