[HTML][HTML] Bacterial toxins active against mosquitoes: Mode of action and resistance

MHNL Silva-Filha, TP Romão, TMT Rezende… - Toxins, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Larvicides based on the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) and
Lysinibacillus sphaericus are effective and environmentally safe compounds for the control …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and socioeconomic effects of mosquito control in Europe using the biocide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti)

CA Brühl, L Després, O Frör, CD Patil, B Poulin… - Science of the total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) has been used in mosquito control programs to
reduce nuisance in Europe for decades and is generally considered an environmentally …

Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxins and mechanism of action

MJ Adang, N Crickmore, JL Jurat-Fuentes - Advances in insect physiology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Parasporal crystals produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria are the main virulence
factors underlying Bt toxicity to insects. Parasporal crystals are composed primarily of Cry …

Bacillus thuringiensis: mechanism of action, resistance, and new applications: a review

ALA Melo, VT Soccol, CR Soccol - Critical reviews in …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Since the first report by Ishiwata in 1902 of a Bombyx mori infection, followed by the
description by Berliner, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has become the main microorganism used …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical control of mosquitoes and the pesticide treadmill: a case for photosensitive insecticides as larvicides

CJ Meier, MF Rouhier, JF Hillyer - Insects, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes transmit disease, and over the past century, mosquito control
has mostly relied on chemical insecticides that target the adult life stage. We review methods …

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 …

Effects and mechanisms of Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxins for mosquito larvae

Q Zhang, G Hua, MJ Adang - Insect science, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram‐positive aerobic bacterium that produces insecticidal
crystalline inclusions during sporulation phases of the mother cell. The virulence factor …

Isolation and characterization of native Bacillus thuringiensis strains from Saudi Arabia with enhanced larvicidal toxicity against the mosquito vector Anopheles …

TA El-Kersh, AM Ahmed, YA Al-Sheikh, F Tripet… - Parasites & vectors, 2016‏ - Springer
Background Worldwide, mosquito vectors are transmitting several etiological agents of
important human diseases, including malaria, causing millions of deaths every year. In …

Long-term exposure of Aedes aegypti to Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis did not involve altered susceptibility to this microbial larvicide or to other control …

KS Carvalho, MM Crespo, AP Araújo, RS da Silva… - Parasites & vectors, 2018‏ - Springer
Background Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) is an effective and safe biolarvicide
to control Aedes aegypti. Its mode of action based on four protoxins disfavors resistance; …

Prospects for malaria control through manipulation of mosquito larval habitats and olfactory-mediated behavioural responses using plant-derived compounds

JM Muema, JL Bargul, SN Njeru, JO Onyango… - Parasites & vectors, 2017‏ - Springer
Malaria presents an overwhelming public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan
Africa where vector favourable conditions and poverty prevail, potentiating the disease …