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 ...

"We can treat the larvae, with biological insecticide its bacteria that's called bacillus thuringiensis," Mark Abrahamson, the plant protection division director of the Minnesota Department of ...

Farmers in dozens of countries have embraced crops genetically engineered to produce proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt ...

Chemical control: Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki (Btk) is a microbial insecticide that controls caterpillars, but to be effective, caterpillars must feed on treated leaves. Btk will ...

PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) originally proposed 12 areas in Minnesota to be managed aerially for spongy moth with Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis var.

For more than 20 years, farmers across the globe have been planting crops, including corn, cotton, and soybeans, that have been genetically modified to express insecticide genes from the bacterium ...

Along with Bacillus thuringiensis, Peptech Biosciences Ltd. offers a Bio-pesticide range that includes Beauveria bassiana and Azadirachtin and a Bio-fungicides range including Trichoderma viride ...