Management of insect pests with Bt crops in the United States

AJ Gassmann, DD Reisig - Annual review of entomology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Genetically engineered corn and cotton that produce insecticidal toxins derived from the
bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been used to manage insect pests in the United …

Field-Evolved Insect Resistance to Bt Crops: Definition, Theory, and Data

BE Tabashnik, JBJ Van Rensburg… - Journal of economic …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins for insect pest control have
been successful, but their efficacy is reduced when pests evolve resistance. Here we review …

An ABC Transporter Mutation Is Correlated with Insect Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin

LJ Gahan, Y Pauchet, H Vogel, DG Heckel - PLoS genetics, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Transgenic crops producing insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are
commercially successful in reducing pest damage, yet knowledge of resistance mechanisms …

Determinants of insecticide resistance evolution: comparative analysis among Heliothines

TK Walsh, DG Heckel, Y Wu, S Downes… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
It is increasingly clear that pest species vary widely in their propensities to develop
insecticide resistance. This review uses a comparative approach to analyze the key pest …

Success of the high‐dose/refuge resistance management strategy after 15 years of Bt crop use in North America

F Huang, DA Andow… - … Experimentalis et Applicata, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Transgenic maize and cotton expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins were first
commercialized in 1996. By 2009, Bt crops were planted on ca. 47.6 Mha in 22 countries …

Evolutionary ecology of insect adaptation to Bt crops

Y Carriere, DW Crowder… - Evolutionary …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins are used worldwide to control
major pests of corn and cotton. Development of strategies to delay the evolution of pest …

Insect Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry2Ab Is Conferred by Mutations in an ABC Transporter Subfamily A Protein

WT Tay, RJ Mahon, DG Heckel, TK Walsh… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The use of conventional chemical insecticides and bacterial toxins to control lepidopteran
pests of global agriculture has imposed significant selection pressure leading to the rapid …

Early warning of cotton bollworm resistance associated with intensive planting of Bt cotton in China

H Zhang, W Yin, J Zhao, L Jin, Y Yang, S Wu… - PLoS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins kill some key insect pests, but
evolution of resistance by pests can reduce their efficacy. The predominant strategy for …

Delaying corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn

BE Tabashnik, F Gould - Journal of economic entomology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins for insect control have been
successful, but their efficacy is reduced when pests evolve resistance. To delay pest …

Detection and mechanisms of resistance evolved in insects to Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis

Y Wu - Advances in Insect Physiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins (Bt crops) have been planted
globally to control some key pests. Benefited from implementation of proactive resistance …