Induction and transmission of Bacillus thuringiensis tolerance in the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella
Rahman, MM, Roberts, HLS, Sarjan, M, Asgari, S, Schmidt, O
The use of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) endotoxins to control insect vectors of human diseases and agricultural pests is threatened by the possible evolution of resistance in major pest species. In...
Lectin-induced haemocyte inactivation in insects
Glatz, R, Roberts, HLS, Li, DM, Sarjan, M, Theopold, UH, Asgari, S, ...
Most multimeric lectins are adhesion molecules, promoting attachment and spreading on surface glycodeterminants. In addition, some lectins have counter-adhesion properties, detaching already spread...
Are insect immune suppressors driving cellular uptake reactions?
Schmidt, O, Glatz, RV, Asgari, S, Roberts, HLS
Many insect parasitoids that deposit their eggs inside immature stages of other insect species inactivate the cellular host defence to protect the growing embryo from encapsulation. Suppression of...