JSTOR Daily

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis Cyt1Aa Synergizes Cry11Aa Toxin by Functioning as a Membrane-Bound Receptor

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis produces crystal proteins. Cry (4Aa, 4Ba, 10Aa, and 11Aa) and Cyt (1Aa and 2Ba) proteins, toxic to mosquito vectors of human diseases. Cyt1Aa overcomes insect ...
JSTOR Daily

Abiotic factors affecting the larvicidal activity of the Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa16 toxin against the lepidopteran pest Ephestia kuehniella

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, Vol. 123, No. 2 (April 2016), pp. 59-64 (6 pages) BUPM95 is a Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain producing the Vip3Aa16 protoxin with an ...
In These Times

Is the Biotech Industry Transforming a Natural Pesticide into a Super Toxin?

Is the supposed safety advantage of GMO crops over conventional chemical pesticides a mirage? According to biotech lore, the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) pesticides introduced into many GMO food crops ...
The Scientist

Bt toxins kill worms too

Crystal proteins from the Gram-positive soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), are pore-forming toxins used extensively to control insect pests, but their effect on the invertebrate phylum ...
CounterPunch

Have Monsanto and the Biotech Industry Turned Natural Bt Pesticides Into GMO “Super Toxins”?

Is the supposed safety advantage of GMO crops over conventional chemical pesticides a mirage? According to biotech lore, the Bt pesticides introduced into many GMO food crops are natural proteins ...
C&EN

Researchers use artificial evolution to combat insect pesticide resistance

If you garden, you probably know that insects like to eat your fruits and vegetables before you do. Farmers know that too, and one way they address the wily insect pests is by engineering plants to ...