Insecticides derived from the common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are
becoming increasingly important for pest management. Insecticidal crystal proteins (also …

▪ Abstract Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a valuable source of insecticidal proteins for use in
conventional sprayable formulations and in transgenic crops, and it is the most promising …

The role of microbial control in crop and forest protection and the abatement of insects of
medical and veterinary importance has expanded considerably with the discovery and …

1. Many species of forest Lepidoptera have cyclic population dynamics. Although there are
numerous potential causes, including interactions with predators, parasitoids, pathogens …

Insect-resistant transgenic plants have become an important tool for the protection of crops
against insect pests. The acreage of insecticidal transgenic plants is expected to increase …

Abstract Susceptibility to Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis was
determined for 11 populations of neonate European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) …

The nutritional environment of the parental generation of the polyphagous gypsy moth,
Lymantria dispar, can significantly influence the growth and reproductive potential of the …

Abstract Bacillus cereus French & French increased the mortality of 3rd-instar gypsy moths,
Lymantria dispar (L.), caused by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Berliner. B. cereus did …

Features of an individual's life history are the product of its genotypic background and
environmental experience. For the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L., the earliest …

Geographic variability in sensitivity of field-collected Heliothis virescens (F.) and Helicoverpa
zea (Boddie) to Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) was studied to establish a geographic …