Completed Competitive Grant

Effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn pollen on the monarch butterfly

Project ID: 2001-58

Abstract

Transgenic Bt corn has been widely planted in Iowa. This study considered whether plant tissues released by Bt corn (pollen and anthers) have an effect on monarch butterfly larvae.

Lead investigator: John Obrycki, ISU Entomology, et al

Year of grant completion: 2003

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Biocontrol and Integrated Pest Management, GMOs, Wildlife and recreation

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