Refuge in the bag could complicate IPM

摘要

AS companies begin full-scale commer-cialization of transgenic insecticidal corn seed mixtures (refuge-in-a-bag concepts), many researchers believe pest monitoring will become even more difficult. "Seed mixtures may make insect resistance management [IRM] risky because of larval behavior and greater adoption of insecticidal corn," says David Onstad, a professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois and lead author in a recent article published in the Journal of Economic Entomology.