Transgenic Cry1Ab Rice Does Not Impact Ecological Fitness and Predation of a Generalist Spider

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 4; p. e35164
• Main Authors: Tian, Jun-Ce, Chen, Yang, Li, Zhao-Liang, Li, Kai, Chen, Mao, Peng, Yu-Fa, Hu, Cui, Shelton, Anthony M., Ye, Gong-Yin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 12.04.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animals; Antigens; Araneae; Arthropoda; Arthropods; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bioassays; Biology; Biotechnology; Cicadellidae; Commercialization; Cotton; Crop fields; Ecology; Endotoxins - genetics; Environmental aspects; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Enzymes; Experiments; Fecundity; Fitness; Food; Genetic engineering; Genetically engineered foods; Genetically modified organisms; Hemiptera; Hemolysin Proteins - genetics; Homalodisca vitripennis; Insect pests; Insects; Laboratories; Lepidoptera; Lycosidae; Moths; Nilaparvata lugens; Nontarget organisms; Oryza - genetics; Parasitoids; Pardosa pseudoannulata; Pest Control, Biological; Pests; Plants, Genetically Modified; Predation; Predation (Biology); Predators; Predatory Behavior; Prey; Proteins; Reproductive fitness; Rice; Rice fields; Spiders; Spiders - physiology; Stethorus punctillum; Survival; Tetranychus urticae; Theridiidae; Transgenic; Tri-trophic interactions; New York; United States > US; China

The commercial release of rice genetically engineered to express a Cry1Ab protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for control of Lepidoptera in China is a subject of debate. One major point of the debate has focused on the ecological safety of Bt rice on nontarget organisms, especially predators an...