ABC transporter mis-splicing associated with resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab in laboratory-and field-selected pink bollworm

LG Mathew, J Ponnuraj, B Mallappa, LR Chowdary… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Evolution of pest resistance threatens the benefits of genetically engineered crops that
produce Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal proteins. Strategies intended to delay pest …

Midgut transcriptomal response of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) to Cry1C toxin

Y Yang, H Xu, Y Lu, C Wang, Z Lu - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) is one of the important insect pests in rice field. Bt
agents were recommended in the C. medinalis control and Bt rice is bred as a tactic to …

The Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) regurgitome and insights into beetle-borne virus specificity

CR Gedling, CM Smith, CMR LeMoine, BJ Cassone - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
For nearly 400 million years, insects and plants have been embattled in an evolutionary
arms race. Insects have developed diverse feeding strategies and behaviors in an effort to …

The cotton-insect interactive transcriptome–molecular elements involved in plant-insect interactions

MS Ayubov, IY Abdurakhmonov - The biology of plant-insect …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The chewing insect boll weevil larvae (Anthonomus grandis) and phloem feeding insect
Bemisia tabaci cause the loss of diverse cotton products. The pink cotton bollworm …