Thomas W. Sappington

TL;DR: Though vertebrate VgRs, insect VgR/YPRs, and LDLR-related proteins/megalins all accommodate one cluster of eight Class A repeats, fingerprint analysis of the repeats in these clusters indicate they are not directly homologous with one another, but have undergone differing histories of duplications, deletions, and exon shuffling so that their apparent similarity is superficial.

TL;DR: Biological control and use of conventional resistant maize hybrids have not achieved widespread success in the management of western corn rootworms in North America, and these tactics are being evaluated in Europe.

TL;DR: The western corn rootworm is an established insect pest of maize (Zea mays L.) in North America as mentioned in this paper, and it has been confirmed that at least three separate invasions (until 2004) of this pest have occurred in Europe, increasing the risk that rotation-resistant western corn worms will be introduced into a new continent.

TL;DR: The results suggest that rapid response to selection is possible in the absence of mating with unexposed beetles, emphasizing the importance of effective refuges for resistance management.

TL;DR: In this article, consumption rates, development times, and life table parameters of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner), were determined on five host plants: cabbage, Brassica oleracea capitata L; cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L; bell pepper, Capsicum annuum L.; pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus L.; and sunflower, Helianthus annuus L.