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Revista de Ciências Agrárias

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CURIS, María Cecilia  and  BERTOLACCINI, María Amalia Trode Isabel. Influence of prey reared on Bt maize on biological parameters of Eriopis connexa (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Rev. de Ciências Agrárias [online]. 2013, vol.36, n.2, pp.174-181. ISSN 0871-018X.

The Bt toxin is selective in genetically improved crops, but its constant expression on the vegetables can affect the ben­eficial fauna. With the objective of assessing the effects of Bt corn on the duration of the larval cycle and weight of the Eriopis connexa adult, four treatments were established, with fifty repetitions, consisting on feeding larvae ad libitum with Sipha maydis and Spodoptera frugiperda, raised on both conventional and Bt corn until adulthood. In order to evaluate the incidence on fecundity and fertility, the adults of each group were separated in couples, with the same feeding. The stud­ies were conducted under controlled conditions. Differences among treatments were determined using ANOVA and orthogonal contrasts, and these were significant among preys. With S. frugiperda on Bt corn the larval cycle was longer while the adult weight and fecundity were lesser. There were no differences with S. maydis on any of the kinds of corn.

Keywords : Bt maize; Eriopis connexa; non target pests; Sipha maydis; Spodoptera frugiperda.

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