PMID- 32789524 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201223 LR - 20210209 IS - 1938-291X (Electronic) IS - 0022-0493 (Linking) VI - 113 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Aug 13 TI - Baseline Susceptibility of a Laboratory Strain of Northern Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Traits in Seedling, Single Plant, and Diet-Toxicity Assays. PG - 1955-1962 LID - 10.1093/jee/toaa107 [doi] AB - The northern corn rootworm (NCR), Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence, is an economic pest of maize in the U.S. Corn Belt. The objective of this study was to determine the baseline susceptibility of a laboratory NCR strain to Bt proteins eCry3.1Ab, mCry3A, Cry3Bb1, and Cry34/35Ab1 using seedling, single plant, and diet-toxicity assays. Plant assays were performed in greenhouse using corn hybrids expressing one of the Bt proteins and each respective near-isoline. Diet-toxicity assays, consisting of Bt proteins overlaid onto artificial diet were also conducted. In both plant assays, significantly more larvae survived Cry34/35Ab1-expressing corn compared with all other Bt-expressing corn, and larvae that survived eCry3.1Ab-expressing corn had significantly smaller head capsule widths compared with larvae that survived Cry34/35Ab1-expressing corn. In seedling assays, larvae surviving eCry3.1Ab-expressing corn also had significantly smaller head capsule widths compared with larvae that survived mCry3A-expressing corn. Additionally, larvae that survived mCry3A-expressing corn weighed significantly more than larvae surviving eCry3.1Ab- and Cry34/35Ab1-expressing corn. In single plant assays, no significant differences in larval dry weight was observed between any of the Bt-expressing corn. In diet assays, LC50s ranged from 0.14 (eCry3.1Ab) to 10.6 microg/cm2 (Cry34/35Ab1), EC50s ranged from 0.12 (Cry34/35Ab1) to 1.57 microg/cm2 (mCry3A), IC50s ranged from 0.08 (eCry3.1Ab) to 2.41 microg/cm2 (Cry34/35Ab1), and MIC50s ranged from 2.52 (eCry3.1Ab) to 14.2 microg/cm2 (mCry3A). These results establish the toxicity of four Bt proteins to a laboratory diapausing NCR strain established prior to the introduction of Bt traits and are important for monitoring resistance evolution in NCR field populations. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Pereira, Adriano E AU - Pereira AE AD - Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. FAU - Huynh, Man P AU - Huynh MP AD - Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. FAU - Sethi, Amit AU - Sethi A AD - Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA. FAU - Miles, Ashley L AU - Miles AL AD - Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA. FAU - Wade French, B AU - Wade French B AD - North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Brookings, SD. FAU - Ellersieck, Mark R AU - Ellersieck MR AD - Department of Statistics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. FAU - Coudron, Thomas A AU - Coudron TA AD - Biological Control Insect Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Columbia, MO. FAU - Shelby, Kent S AU - Shelby KS AD - Biological Control Insect Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Columbia, MO. FAU - Hibbard, Bruce E AU - Hibbard BE AD - Plant Genetics Research Unit, USDA/ARS, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - England TA - J Econ Entomol JT - Journal of economic entomology JID - 2985127R RN - 0 (Bacterial Proteins) RN - 0 (Endotoxins) RN - 0 (Hemolysin Proteins) SB - IM EIN - J Econ Entomol. 2020 Oct 16;113(5):2568. PMID: 32856052 MH - Animals MH - *Bacillus thuringiensis/genetics MH - Bacterial Proteins MH - *Coleoptera/genetics MH - Diet MH - Endotoxins MH - Hemolysin Proteins MH - Laboratories MH - Larva MH - Pest Control, Biological MH - Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics MH - Seedlings MH - Zea mays/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabrotica OT - Bt corn OT - baseline susceptibility OT - diet-toxicity assay OT - resistance management EDAT- 2020/08/14 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/29 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/14 06:00 PHST- 2020/01/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/29 06:00 [medline] AID - 5858459 [pii] AID - 10.1093/jee/toaa107 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Econ Entomol. 2020 Aug 13;113(4):1955-1962. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa107.