Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) is a bacterium widely used as a biological control agent to manage mosquito populations, particularly in wetland environments. It works by targeting the ...

Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

While insecticides like permethrin are often used, less environmentally damaging products like Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) ...

In recent years, much effort has also been devoted to developing corn hybrids with genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that encode insecticidal proteins. Some of these hybrids have exhibited ...

That gene normally occurs in a soil-borne bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This gene provides instructions for the new citrus tree on how to make this protein. Thus, when you put the ...

Other crops have been genetically modified to be resistant to insects. A bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis naturally produces a toxin which kills many insects. The gene responsible for this ...

As part of efforts to control mosquito breeding, a special team of 50 sanitation workers, 10 in each zone, are engaged in spraying bacillus thuringiensis, an insecticide, on open storm-water ...