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The majority of field corn, Zea mays L., in the southeastern United States has been genetically engineered to express insecticidal toxins produced by the soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Field corn is the most important mid-season host for corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), which has developed resistance to all Cry toxins in Bt corn. From 2020 to 2023, corn earworm pupae were collected from early- and late-planted pyramided hybrids expressing Bt toxins and non-Bt near-isolines in North and South Carolina (16 trials). A total of 5,856 pupae were collected across all trials, with 55 and 88% more pupae collected in later-planted trials relative to early plantings in North and South Carolina, respectively. Only 20 pupae were collected from hybrids expressing Cry1F + Cry1Ab + Vip3A20 across all trials. Averaged across trials, Cry1A.105 + Cry2Ab2 hybrids reduced pupal weight by 6 and 9% in North and South Carolina, respectively, relative to the non-Bt near-isoline. Cry1F + Cry1Ab hybrids reduced pupal weight on average by 3 and 8% in North and South Carolina, respectively, relative to the non-Bt near-isoline. The impact of the Bt toxins on pupal weight varied among trials. When combined with data from 2014 to 2019 from previous studies, a significant decline in the percent reduction in pupal weight over time was found in both states and hybrid families. This study demonstrates a continued decline in the sublethal impacts of Bt toxins on corn earworm, emphasizing the importance of insect resistance management practices.
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