Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica (2005) 40, 347-353

K. Árpás, F. Tóth and J. Kiss (2005)
Foliage-dwelling arthropods in Bt-transgenic and isogenic maize: a comparison through spider web analysis
Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 40 (3-4), 347-353
Abstract: Theridion impressum is one of the dominant foliage dwelling spider species of maize fields in Hungary. Spider webs were collected from Bt and isogenic maize plots in three successive years. Captured insects in the web were identified. The most frequent prey items were aphids, plant hoppers and beetles. Although the number of captured insects in web samples from isogenic maize was slightly higher than those from Bt maize in the case of almost each insect order, except for two samples (Sternorrhyncha, 2001; Neuroptera, 2002), the differences between Bt and isogenic samples were not significant.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jozsef Kiss

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
environment/habitat manipulation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Phylloneta impressa (predator)			Hungary
Bacillus thuringiensis genes in crops (entomopathogen)			Hungary