Mechanisms of Resistance to Insecticidal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis

JL Jurat-Fuentes, DG Heckel… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are used in sprayable
formulations or produced in transgenic crops as the most successful alternatives to synthetic …

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 …

Making sense of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the light of evolution

K Karlsson Green, JA Stenberg… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach to combat pests (including
herbivores, pathogens, and weeds) using a combination of preventive and curative actions …

Resistance to Bt maize by western corn rootworm: effects of pest biology, the pest–crop interaction and the agricultural landscape on resistance

AJ Gassmann - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the 1990s, an important innovation in the management of
agricultural pest insects has been the commercial cultivation of genetically engineered crops …

RNAi for western corn rootworm management: Lessons learned, challenges, and future directions

M Darlington, JD Reinders, A Sethi, AL Lu… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte,
is an annual pest of maize in the United States Corn Belt. Larval feeding on the root system …

Which is stronger? A continuing battle between Cry toxins and insects

L Liu, Z Li, X Luo, X Zhang, SH Chou, J Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this article, we review the latest works on the insecticidal mechanisms of Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry toxins and the resistance mechanisms of insects against Cry toxins …

Crop rotation mitigates impacts of corn rootworm resistance to transgenic Bt corn

Y Carrière, Z Brown, S Aglasan… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Transgenic crops that produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) can
suppress pests and reduce insecticide sprays, but their efficacy is reduced when pests …

CRISPR-mediated mutations in the ABC transporter gene ABCA2 confer pink bollworm resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab

JA Fabrick, DM LeRoy, LG Mathew, Y Wu… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt) have many benefits and are important globally for managing insect pests. However, the …

Inheritance and fitness costs of laboratory-selected resistance to Gpp34/Tpp35Ab1 corn in western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

EM Smith, RB Shrestha… - Journal of Economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae),
is a serious pest of corn and is currently managed with corn hybrids that produce insecticidal …

A Modified F2 Screen for Estimating Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab Resistance Allele Frequencies in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

JC Santiago-González, DL Kerns… - Journal of economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Evaluating the frequency of resistance alleles is important for resistance management and
sustainable use of transgenic crops that produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus …