Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China

Long-term ecological effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops on nontarget pests have received limited attention, more so in diverse small holder based cropping systems of the developing world. Field trials conducted over 10 years in northern China show that mirid bugs (Heteroptera: M...

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Main Authors: Lu, Y, Wu, K, Jiang, Y., Xia, B, Li, P, Feng, H, Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Guo, Y
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43861
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author Lu, Y
Wu, K
Jiang, Y.
Xia, B
Li, P
Feng, H
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
Guo, Y
author_browse Feng, H
Guo, Y
Jiang, Y.
Li, P
Lu, Y
Wu, K
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
Xia, B
author_facet Lu, Y
Wu, K
Jiang, Y.
Xia, B
Li, P
Feng, H
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
Guo, Y
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description Long-term ecological effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops on nontarget pests have received limited attention, more so in diverse small holder based cropping systems of the developing world. Field trials conducted over 10 years in northern China show that mirid bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) have progressively increased population sizes and acquired pest status in cotton and multiple other crops, in association with a regional increase in Bt cotton adoption. More specifically, our analyses show that Bt cotton has become a source of mirid bugs and that their population increases are related to drops in insecticide use in this crop. Hence, alterations of pest management regimes in Bt cotton could be responsible for the appearance and subsequent spread of nontarget pests at an agro-landscape level.
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spelling CGSpace438612024-08-27T10:36:29Z Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China Lu, Y Wu, K Jiang, Y. Xia, B Li, P Feng, H Wyckhuys, Kris A.G. Guo, Y bacillus thuringiensis pests of plants heteroptera risk analysis diptera tephritidae cotton plagas de plantas análisis de riesgos algodón Long-term ecological effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops on nontarget pests have received limited attention, more so in diverse small holder based cropping systems of the developing world. Field trials conducted over 10 years in northern China show that mirid bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) have progressively increased population sizes and acquired pest status in cotton and multiple other crops, in association with a regional increase in Bt cotton adoption. More specifically, our analyses show that Bt cotton has become a source of mirid bugs and that their population increases are related to drops in insecticide use in this crop. Hence, alterations of pest management regimes in Bt cotton could be responsible for the appearance and subsequent spread of nontarget pests at an agro-landscape level. 2010-05-28 2014-10-02T08:32:50Z 2014-10-02T08:32:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43861 en Open Access American Association for the Advancement of Science
spellingShingle bacillus thuringiensis
pests of plants
heteroptera
risk analysis
diptera
tephritidae
cotton
plagas de plantas
análisis de riesgos
algodón
Lu, Y
Wu, K
Jiang, Y.
Xia, B
Li, P
Feng, H
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
Guo, Y
Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China
title Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China
title_full Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China
title_fullStr Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China
title_full_unstemmed Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China
title_short Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China
title_sort mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide scale adoption of bt cotton in china
topic bacillus thuringiensis
pests of plants
heteroptera
risk analysis
diptera
tephritidae
cotton
plagas de plantas
análisis de riesgos
algodón
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43861
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