Lectins are carbohydrate binding (glyco) proteins which are ubiquitous in nature. In plants,
they are distributed in various families and hence ingested daily in appreciable amounts by …

Aphids damage major world food and fiber crops through direct feeding and transmission of
plant viruses. Fortunately, the development of many aphid‐resistant crop plants has …

Plants may also be resistant to arthropods via the tolerance category of resistance, as
defined in Chapter 1, by possessing the ability to withstand or recover from damage caused …

Feeding on Non-Prey Resources by Natural Enemies Moshe Coll Reports on the
consumption of non-prey food sources, particularly plant materials, by predators and …

Brassica crops are grown worldwide for oil, food and feed purposes, and constitute a
significant economic value due to their nutritional, medicinal, bioindustrial, biocontrol and …

The sap sucking insects (Hemiptera), which include aphids, whiteflies, plant bugs and stink
bugs, have emerged as major agricultural pests. The Hemiptera cause direct damage by …

Many plant lectins have high anti‐insect potential. Although the effects of most lectins are
only moderately influencing development or population growth of the insect, some lectins …

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

An improved technique was developed to assay the toxicity of insecticides against aphids
using an artificial diet. The susceptibility of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum …

Main conclusion Transgenic technology in Indian mustard has expedited crop improvement
programs. Further, there is a need to optimize gene editing protocols and find out the …