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Control of cotton boll weevil, alfalfa weevil, and corn rootworm via contact with a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis
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In this paper, a novel and useful insecticide with activity against insect pests of cotton, potato, alfalfa, and corn crops is described, which is a B. thuringiensis microbe given the designation strain san diego.Abstract:
The subject invention concerns a novel and useful insecticide with activity against insect pests of cotton, potato, alfalfa and corn crops. These pests do heavy damage to the crops. The insecticide of the subject invention is a B. thuringiensis microbe given the designation strain san diego. The spores or crystals of this microbe are useful to control the cotton boll weevil, the Colorado potato beetle, the alfalfa weevil, and the corn rootworm.read more
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Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin
TL;DR: An improved Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) delta-endotoxin was created by the modification of the gene encoding the toxin this paper. But the toxicity of a B.t. toxin was improved by replacing the native protoxin segment with an alternate protoxin fragment by constructing a chimeric toxin gene.
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Insecticidal proteins and method for plant protection
Terence A. Walsh,Merlo Patricia Ann Owens,Strickland James A,Gregory L. Orr,Donald J. Merlo,Clive Waldron +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a non-specific lipid acyl hydrolases were used to protect plants from insect infestation by one or more of corn rootworms, potato beetles, armyworms, borers, cutworms, wireworms, earworms and aphids.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed methods of obtaining pest resistance genes that are improved over naturally occurring genes for use in conferring upon plants resistance to pests. But their methods involve the use of DNA shuffling of pest resistant genes to produce libraries of recombinant pest resistance gene, which are then screened to identify those that exhibit the improved property or properties of interest.
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A review of the natural enemies of beetles in the subtribe Diabroticina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): implications for sustainable pest management
Stefan Toepfer,Tim Haye,Martin A. Erlandson,Mark S. Goettel,Jonathan G. Lundgren,Regina G. Kleespies,Donald C. Weber,G. Cabrera Walsh,A. Peters,Ralf-Udo Ehlers,Hermann Strasser,Dave Moore,S. Keller,Stefan Vidal,Ulrich Kuhlmann +14 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that future research should pursue development of inundative biological control products, understanding of specific natural enemies of Diabroticina larvae throughout the Americas and of adults particularly in higher altitudes of Central America or northern South America, and enhancement of natural enemies through cultural practices.
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Novel coleopteran-active bacillus thuringiensis isolate
TL;DR: In this article, a novel B. thuringiensis microbe referred to as B.t. PS85A1-168, or mutants thereof, was described as a useful insecticide with activity against insect pests of the order Lepidoptera.
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Variety of Bacillus thuringiensis effective against Coleoptera and an insecticidally active preparation obtainable therefrom, or a toxine, and their use to combate Coleoptera
TL;DR: In this paper, a Bacillus thuringiensis pathotype of C, particularly var. tenebrionis, was claimed to have insecticidal activity on species of beetles (Coleoptera).