Scientists in Asia and Africa are racing to discover hardier crop varieties using gene editing tools. But patent restrictions ...

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For large infestations, use a biological control agent instead. The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis, ...

The species of bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis produces proteins that some caterpillars find toxic. Insert the underlying genes into a maize plant, and creepy-crawlies will be poisoned by their lunch.

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a soil bacterium which produces proteinaceous inclusion bodies during sporulation. The inclusion bodies contain genetically encoded insecticidal proteins with very ...

Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

Two things make living in Southwest Florida possible: air conditioning and mosquito control. Collier County’s tropical ...

In the Bt cotton grown in India and Bt brinjal in Bangladesh, scientists added a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis to the plants’ genomes, making them produce a toxin that kills ...

Bt eggplant, on the other hand, contains natural protein from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, making it resistant to eggplant fruit-and-shoot borer. The report also highlighted other ...

Water from the bottom. Use biological insecticides. A natural bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (BTI), found in mosquito dunks, works against fungus gnat larvae. Add a piece ...