In this article, we review the latest works on the insecticidal mechanisms of Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry toxins and the resistance mechanisms of insects against Cry toxins …

Multiple lines of transgenic rice expressing insecticidal genes from the bacterium Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) have been developed in China, posing the prospect of increases in …

Brazil is the second largest producer of genetically modified plants in the world. This
agricultural practice exposes native pollinators to contact and ingestion of Bacillus …

Losses of honey bees have been repeatedly reported from many places worldwide. The
widespread use of synthetic pesticides has led to concerns regarding their environmental …

The fight against pest insects has become a major challenge nowadays to eliminate disease
vectors such as malaria, dengue fever or Zika virus, and to grow healthy crops to be able to …

The honey bee has been regarded as a key species in the environmental risk assessment of
biotech crops. Here, the potential adverse effects of Cry1Ie toxin on the midgut bacteria of …

Insect pests are a threat to agriculture as they cause a loss of 15–22% to economically
important crops every year. Bacillus thuringiensis produces parasporal crystal inclusions …

Plant varieties expressing the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) insecticidal proteins Cry1Ah and
Cry2Ab have potential commercialization prospects in China. However, their potential …

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of commercially used entomopathogens on
Africanized Apis mellifera L.(Hymenoptera: Apidae). Four bioassays were performed: 1) …

As a result of the large-scale planting of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops, fish
would be exposed to freely soluble Bt insecticidal protein (s) that are released from Bt crop …