Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped and produces spores. Aside from being a close relative to Bacillus anthracis (the one ...

If you have moths or caterpillars bothering your garden, Bt (or Bacillus thuringiensis) is your best bet to wipe them out without harming beneficial insects. You can buy this organic pest control at ...

Interactions between Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner and its beta-exotoxin, thuringiensin, were evaluated in neonate larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith). The median lethal concentration of B ...

The selective cytotoxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis has been successfully demonstrated by Researchers at The University of Texas. The Cry toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis exert their ...

Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki) is an organic insecticide that contains a naturally-occurring bacterium found in soil. Btk, when applied at recommended rates, does not harm people, plants, ...

A major challenge in bacterial developmental biology is to understand how the bacteria determine their fate at the cell level (Losick and Desplan, 2008; Lopez et al., 2009). To date, this question has ...

The European corn borer (ECB) consists of at least two., genetically differentiated host races: one feeding on maize, the other feeding on mugwort and hop. It is unclear to what extent individuals ...

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 ...

Corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls, according to a new study published in the ...