Insecticidal transgenes, when incorporated and expressed in plants, confer resistance
against insects by producing several products having insecticidal properties. Protease …

Transgenic resistance to insects has been demonstrated in plants expressing insecticidal
genes such as δ-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), protease inhibitors, enzymes …

Insect pests are a major cause of damage to the world's commercially important agricultural
crops. Current strategies aimed at reducing crop losses rely primarily on chemical …

Technology for modifying the genotypes and phenotypes of insects and other arthropods
has steadily progressed with the development of more precise and powerful methods, most …

Genetically engineering inherent crop resistance to insect pests offers the potential of a user-
friendly, environment-friendly and consumer-friendly method of crop protection to meet the …

The ability to genetically engineer insects other than Drosophila melanogaster has further
extended modern genetic techniques into important insect pest species ranging from fruit fly …

Insects cause heavy damage to cultivated crop plants. Production of proteinaceous
inhibitors that interfere with the digestive biochemistry of insect pests is one of the naturally …

Transgenic insect-resistance cultivars expressing insecticidal toxicants, δ endotoxin of
Bacillus thuringiensis, inhibitors of proteases and lectin, etc., for insect pest control are a …

Each year billions of dollars are spent worldwide on insect control in agriculture [1]. Despite
this expenditure, up to 40% of a crop can be lost to insect damage, particularly in developing …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) plants dominate today's commercial market for insect-resistant
transgenic crops. However, not all pests are susceptible to Bt Cry toxins and there are …