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Trypsinized Cry1Fa and Vip3Aa have no detrimental effects on the adult green lacewing Chrysopa pallens (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

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An exposure bioassay was established for green lacewing Chrysopa pallens (Rambur) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) adults using a suitable artificial diet and honey–water solution (20%) to assess the toxicity of trypsinized Cry1Fa and Vip3Aa. Lethal and sub-lethal life table parameters were unaffected after C. pallens adults were given honey–water solutions containing Cry1Fa and Vip3Aa (50 µg/ml) and an artificial diet. In contrast, life table parameters of C. pallens adults were significantly affected when boric acid was mixed with the honey–water solution as a positive control. The uptake, temporal stability and bioactivity of Cry1Fa and Vip3Aa before and after C. pallens access to honey–water were confirmed using double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and a bioactivity verification bioassay. The results prove that trypsinized Cry1Fa and Vip3Aa are safe for C. pallens adults, thus it is speculated that transgenic crops expressing Cry1Fa and Vip3Aa have no detrimental effects on lacewings and are compatible with biological control programs. This study describes a robust experimental design for evaluating the potential toxicity of alkaline gut-activated Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins on C. pallens adults which can be used to determine the potential toxicity of other Bt proteins on this species.

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This study was funded by the Transgenic Major Projects Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, China (2014ZX08011-002) and the Chinese Scholarship Council. The funding source did not influence any aspect of the study nor our decision to submit this paper.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 38, Huanghe Road, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China

    Intazar Ali, Shuai Zhang & Jin-jie Cui

  2. University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Baghdad ul-jadeed Campus, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

    Intazar Ali

  3. Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Baghdad ul-jadeed Campus, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

    Muhammad Iqbal & Samina Ejaz

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Ali, I., Zhang, S., Iqbal, M. et al. Trypsinized Cry1Fa and Vip3Aa have no detrimental effects on the adult green lacewing Chrysopa pallens (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Appl Entomol Zool 52, 321–327 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-017-0483-2

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