NF00-425 Resistance Management for European Corn Borer and Bt Transgenic Corn: Refuge Design and Placement (Revised October 2002)

Authors

Thomas E. Hunt, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
G.W. Echtenkamp, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

2000

Comments

©2000, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

One of the key issues surrounding the use of Bt transgenic corn hybrids is resistance management. These corn hybrids have been engineered to produce a version of the insecticidal protein from the naturally occurring soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), that is toxic to European corn borers and a few other insects.

This NebFact discusses the important principles of resistance management for European corn borer and Bt corn and refuge considerations.