Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Review The Food Poisoning Toxins of Bacillus
cereus by Richard Dietrich 1,†, Nadja Jessberger 1,*,†, Monika Ehling-Schulz 2, Erwin …

In the last century, the banana crop and industry experienced dramatic losses due to an
epidemic of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense …

The practice of agriculture has always been a source of food production. The increase in the
global population leads to improvements in agriculture, increasing crop quality and yield …

The impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on the health of bee pollinators is a topic of
intensive research and considerable current debate [1]. As insecticides, certain …

Transgenic crop pyramids producing two or more Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins that kill
the same insect pest have been widely used to delay evolution of pest resistance. To assess …

The identification and phylogenetic relationships of bacteria within the Bacillus cereus group
are controversial. This study aimed at determining the taxonomic affiliations of these strains …

The widespread planting of crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal toxins
derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) places intense selective pressure on …

Genetically engineered crops were first commercialized in 1994 and since then have been
rapidly adopted, enabling growers to more effectively manage pests and increase crop …

The control of dipteran pests is highly relevant to humans due to their involvement in the
transmission of serious diseases including malaria, dengue fever, Chikungunya, yellow …

Abstract Northern, Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence, and western, D. virgifera virgifera
LeConte, corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are major economic pests of corn …