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Genetic structure and gene flow among Brazilian populations of Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Dec 2012
Domingues Felipe A, Silva-Brandão Karina L, Abreu Aluana G, Perera Omaththage P, Blanco Carlos A, Cônsoli Fernando L, Omoto Celso
Abstract excerpt
Population genetic studies are essential to the better application of pest management strategies, including the monitoring of the evolution of resistance to insecticides and genetically modified plants. Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) crops have been instrumental in controlling tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a pest that has developed resistance to many common insecticides...
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