About the Authors

Mao Chen

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Cornell University/New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), Geneva, New York, United States of America

Jian-Zhou Zhao

Current address: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston, Iowa, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Cornell University/New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), Geneva, New York, United States of America

Hilda L. Collins

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Cornell University/New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), Geneva, New York, United States of America

Elizabeth D. Earle

Affiliation Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Jun Cao

Current address: Athenix Corp., Research Park Triangle, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Anthony M. Shelton

ams5@cornell.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Cornell University/New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), Geneva, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

J.C. and J.Z.Z. left Cornell in 2005 and 2006, respectively, prior to the initiation of this project and are presently employed by Athenix and Pioneer, respectively. Both companies are involved in the development of Bt plants.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MC AS. Performed the experiments: MC AS HC. Analyzed the data: MC AS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MC JZ EE JC. Wrote the paper: MC AS.