To combat insect resistance to the widely used pesticide Bt, an international research team has announced a new way to restore the pesticide’s punch.
PINK PERIL. The pink bollworm, a major cotton pest, can develop resistance to the Bt pesticide, but researchers now have a new countermeasure. A. Yelich, Univ. of Arizona
The insect-killing Bt toxins take their name from Bacillus thuringiensis, the bacterium that makes them.
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