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Effectiveness of Genes for Hessian Fly (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Resistance in the Southeastern United States.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Feb 2016
Shukle Richard H, Cambron Sue E, Moniem Hossam Abdel, Schemerhorn Brandon J, Redding Julie, David Buntin G, Flanders Kathy L, Reisig Dominic D, Mohammadi Mohsen
Abstract excerpt
The Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is the most important insect pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum) in the southeastern United States, and the deployment of genetically resistant wheat is the most effective control. However, the use of resistant wheat results in the selection of pest genotypes that can overcome formerly resistant wheat. We have evaluated the...
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