Larva of a Diamondback Moth Crawling on a Leaf (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Larva of a Diamondback Moth Crawling on a Leaf

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The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), one of the world's most destructive vegetable pests, has evolved resistance to native Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) toxins, but it can be killed with genetically modified Bt toxins.

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Marshall Johnson, University of California, Riverside

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