One of the most favored trends in modern agriculture is biological control. However, many
reports show that survival of biocontrol bacteria is poor in host plants. Providing biocontrol …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram positive, spore-forming bacterium that synthesizes
parasporal crystalline inclusions containing Cry and Cyt proteins, some of which are toxic …

During the past decade the pesticidal bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis has been the subject
of intensive research. These efforts have yielded considerable data about the complex …

Naturally occurring entomopathogens are important regulatory factors in insect populations.
Many species are employed as biological control agents of insect pests in row and …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins constitute the active ingredient in the most widely used
biological insecticides and insect-resistant transgenic crops. A clear understanding of their …

5.!. Trypsins 5.2. Chymotrypsins 5.3. Cysteine proteinases 5.4. Aspartic proteinases 5.5.
Miscellaneous proteinases 5.6. Aminopeptidases 5.7. Carboxypeptidases 5.8. Dipeptidases …

Bacillus thuringiensis produces crystalline protein inclusions with insecticidal or nematocidal
properties. These crystal (Cry) proteins determine a particular strain's toxicity profile …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the biology of Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt). The chapter examines how the recently solved X-ray crystal structure of …

The first edition of this reference work became known as the bible of turfgrass entomology
upon publication in 1987. It has proved invaluable to professional entomologists …

Introduction of DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) and following move towards
indiscriminate use of synthetic chemical insecticides led to the contamination of water and …