Project Number: 6402-22000-047-33
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Apr 01, 2005
End Date: Mar 31, 2010

Objective:
To determine the influence of Bt-host plants on the movement capability of H. zea and the role of dispersal and migration in the potential for H. zea to evolve resistance to Bt.

Approach:
To develop a molecular signature for migratory behavior in H. zea. To determine what host plant factors, including feeding on transgenic Bt corn and/or cotton, influence the development of movement (e.g., migratory) capability by H. zea.