New tools for an old pest: HiPlex targeted sequencing for Bt corn resistance screening in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Canada.
For almost three decades, crystal (Cry) insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been used as plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) in transgenic corn, resulting in areawide suppression of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis). Control of this once-considered most damaging pest o...