James Bing, jwbing@dow.com1, Jon Babcock1, Jeff Edwards, jmedwards@dow.com1, Nick Storer, nstorer@dow.com1, Paula Davis, paula.davis@pioneer.com2, Elizabeth Owens, elizabeth.owens@pioneer.com3, Tim Nowatzki, tim.nowatzki@pioneer.com4, Laura Higgins, laura.higgins@pioneer.com2, Herbert Eichenseer, herb.eichenseer@pioneer.com5, and ED King, jeking@dow.com1. (1) Dow AgroSciences, 301 Campus Drive, Huxley, IA, (2) Pioneer Hi-Bred International, 7100 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA, (3) Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc, 7100 N.W. 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA, (4) Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc, Trait and Technology Development, 7250 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA, (5) Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Seed & Crop Technology, Product Characterization & Commercialization, 7301 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA
Dow AgroSciences LLC, through its affiliate Mycogen Seeds, and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc have been working since 1995 to jointly develop novel biotech products for the control of insect pests of maize. In 2003, Herculex™ I Insect Protection was the first product released for sale under the Herculex family of traits. Herculex I expresses Cry1F insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strain aizawai, and provides broad-spectrum protection against lepidopterous pests of maize. Herculex™ RW Rootworm Protection expresses two insecticidal proteins, Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1, which have been derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strain PS149B1, and provides a high level of control against western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi), and Mexican corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera zeae). Herculex™ XTRA Insect Protection will combine the broad-spectrum protection of Herculex I with the corn rootworm protection of Herculex RW.
Species 1: Coleoptera Chrysomelidae
Diabrotica (Corn Rootworms)
Keywords: Herculex RW, DAS-59122-7
