Non Target Effect of Cry1 Ab and Cry Ab x Cry3 Bb1 Bt Transgenic Maize on Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Abundance

Authors

Santiago A. Palizada, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Difabachew K. Belay, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Bamphitlhi Tiroesele, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fatima Mustafa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Muhammad Ullah, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Thomas Hunt, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Jaime Molina-Ochoa, Universidad de ColimaFollow
S. R. Skoda, USDA-ARSFollow
Pete L. ClarkFollow
John E. Foster, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Palizada SA, Belay DK, Tiroesele B, Mustafa F, Ullah MI, et al. (2013) Non Target Effect of Cry1 Ab and Cry Ab x Cry3 Bb1 Bt Transgenic Maize on Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Abundance. Entomol Ornithol Herpetol 2: 107. doi:10.4172/2161-0983.1000107

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Copyright © 2013 Palizada SA, et al. Used by permission.

Abstract

Non-target effects of Cry1Ab x CP4 EPSPS and Cry1Ab+Cry3Bb1×CP4 EPSPS Bt transgenic new maize hybrids on insidious flower bugs [Orius insidiosus (Say)] was studied in Nebraska (Mead, C lay Center, and Concord) during 2007 and 2008. The Bt effect was compared to CP4 EPSPS maize (isoline), conventional maize, and insecticide applications of permethrin (Pounce® 1.5G) and bifenthrin (Capture® 2EC) to control first and second generations of Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), respectively. Yellow sticky cards, visual observations, and destructive samplings were used to evaluate O. insidiosus abundance. The yellow sticky card data in 2007 showed that O. insidiosus abundance was lower on Pounce® 1.5G treated non-Bt isoline maize plots compared to the BT transgenic hybrid s at 60 and 90 days after planting (DAP). From visual observations, numbers of O. insidiosus were lower in Pounce® 1.5G treated plots and no adverse effects of the Bt hybrids was observed. In 2008, no significant differences were found among treatments in the sticky card data, but the O. insidiosus population significantly increased, with increasing DAP, where the lowest and highest numbers were recorded at 30 and 120 DAP, respectively. In the visual observation and destructive samplings, numbers of O. insidiosus were lower at Concord compared to other sites. Results from the visual observation data in 2008 also revealed that O. insidiosus abundance was lower on Pounce® 1.5G treated plots compared to other treatments. This study showed no adverse effects of the new BT transgenic hybrids that included stacked resistance genes on O. insidiosus compared to the non-Bt maize hybrids.