Table 2 List of possible variables extracted for the evidence map on the baseline susceptibility of insect pests to Bt -proteins

Article_id

Unique identification number assigned to each publication

integer

No

Author

Author(s) of the listed publication.

text

No

Publication_year

Year of publication of study

integer

No

Citation

Citation, e.g. journal name, volume and page numbers

text

No

Title

Title of the publication

text

No

Was_peer_reviewed

Indicates whether study was published in a peer reviewed journal.

string

Yes

Country

Country where insects were collected

string

Yes

Expmt_num

Number of experiment within a study (e.g. different species, population, Bt-toxins, years, etc.)

string

No

Bt_protein

Bt-protein used for the toxicity tests

string

Yes

Target_order

Target taxonomic order

string

Yes

Target_family

Target taxonomic family

string

Yes

Target_genus

Target taxonomic genus

string

Yes

Target_species

Target taxonomic species

string

Yes

Test_method

Used test methodology such as surface test, incorporation test, test with discriminate dose or plant material

Stage

Stage of the test organism

string

Yes

No_test_organisms

Number of test organisms

real

No

No_doses

Number of Bt protein doses used

real

No

Control_no_test_organism

Number of test organism in the control

real

No

Dose_no_test_organism

Number of test organism in the treatment

real

No

Model_used

Statistical model used to calculate the inheritance of resistance

string

Yes

h

Effective dominance h at specific concentration (h = 0 fully recessive, h = 1 fully dominant)

string

Yes

Tested_generations

No. of generations tested of the target organism

real

no

Stability_resistance

Stability of resistance/generations

real

No

Mode_of_inheritance

Description of the mode of inheritance

string

Yes