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Ion Balance in the Lepidopteran Midgut and Insecticidal Action of Bacillus thuringiensis

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Biochemical Sites of Insecticide Action and Resistance

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The use of Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt) for insect control ranks as one of the more notable achievements in the effort to develop safe and environmentally benign pesticides as alternatives to synthetic chemicals. Numerous strains of the organism have been investigated for their potential as biological insecticides in agriculture and forestry against insect defoliators and in vector control against mosquitoes and blackflies (Dulmage and cooperators 1981; Feitelson et al. 1992; Becker and Margalit 1993; Keller and Langenbruch 1993; Navon 1993; van Frankenhuyzen 1993,2000). To date, Bt-based products are the most widely used biopesticides, although their share of the total commercial insecticide market (1–2%) is still very small (Harris 1997; Schnepf et al. 1998).

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