Insects’ aversion to worm castings is demonstrated when they are spread over ant nests, causing the ants to remove themselves from the nests. If you have an issue with ants climbing up the trunks of ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a soil bacterium which produces proteinaceous inclusion bodies during sporulation. The inclusion bodies contain genetically encoded insecticidal proteins with very ...

Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once ...

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a key eco-friendly biocontrol agent, targeting specific pests in agriculture, reducing ...

Chlorinate larger pools. BTI (Bacillus thuringiensis) is a good choice to add to water you cannot empty such as drainage ditches. BTI contains spores that produce toxins that specifically kill ...

Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 ...

Before the resultant media furor died down, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth followed up with the news that they had found the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin gene in rice products imported into ...

that have been genetically modified to express insecticide genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). When susceptible pests munch on these “Bt crops,” they get poisoned. But insects that ...

The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has begun an experimental deployment of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI), a ...

A bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis naturally produces a toxin which kills many insects. The gene responsible for this has been identified, removed and inserted into crop plants. For ...