AgroEco

Claim · #6495940

Bacillus thuringiensis · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)”
Source
Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests
Authors
Baier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K.
Year
2004
Publication
NCAT/ATTRA
Page
7

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Bt is the canonical microbial insecticide for lepidopteran larvae; mechanism correctly described.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Bacillus thuringiensis Cry-toxin lethality to lepidopteran larvae is textbook biocontrol.”

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