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 …

Genetically engineered (GE) crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt)(mainly Cry proteins) have become a major control tactic for a number of …

Crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt) have advanced pest control, but their benefits have been reduced by evolution of …

Transgenic crops containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) genes reduce pests
and insecticide usage, promote biocontrol services, and economically benefit growers. Area …

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 …

Within the mega-pest lineage of heliothine moths are a number of polyphagous, highly
mobile species for which the exchange of adaptive traits through hybridization would affect …

The efficacy of any pesticide is an exhaustible resource that can be depleted over time. For
decades, the dominant paradigm–that weed mobility is low relative to insect pests and …

Highlights•Behavioral resistance is often claimed but rarely supported upon close
scrutiny.•Most cases represent some form of general behavioral avoidance to the insecticide …

The recent introduction and spread of Helicoverpa armigera throughout South America
highlight the invasiveness and adaptability of moths in the Helicoverpa genus. Long-range …

Recent synthesis studies have shown inconsistent responses of crop pests to landscape
composition, imposing a fundamental limit to our capacity to design sustainable crop …