Animals live in symbiosis with numerous microbe species. While some can protect hosts
from infection and benefit host health, components of the microbiota or changes to the …

Insect guts present distinctive environments for microbial colonization, and bacteria in the
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …

Many animals are inhabited by microbial symbionts that influence their hosts' development,
physiology, ecological interactions, and evolutionary diversification. However, firm evidence …

Herbivory, defined as feeding on live plant tissues, is characteristic of highly successful and
diverse groups of insects and represents an evolutionarily derived mode of feeding. Plants …

The increasing demand for a steady, healthy food supply requires an efficient control of the
major pests and plant diseases. Current management practices are based largely on the …

The development of insecticide resistance in insect pests is a worldwide concern and
elucidating the underlying mechanisms is critical for effective crop protection. Recent studies …

Three‐domain Cry toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are increasingly
used in agriculture to replace chemical insecticides in pest control. Most chemical …

Biopesticides have proven to be suitable for the control of agricultural diseases and insects.
Natural products and micro-organisms have been used as biopesticides worldwide as they …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is an insecticidal bacterium that has successfully been used as a
biopesticide for many years. It is usually referred to as a soil-dwelling organism, as a result …

Bacillus thuringiensis is a widely used bacterial entomopathogen producing insecticidal
toxins, some of which are expressed in insect-resistant transgenic crops. Surprisingly, the …