Why Bt cotton is called insect pest resistant?
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In many regions, the main pests in commercial cotton are lepidopteran larvae, which are killed by the Bt protein in the genetically modified cotton they eat. This eliminates the need to use large amounts of broad-spectrum insecticides to kill lepidopteran pests (some of which have developed pyrethroid resistance)......ツ
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In many regions the main pests in commerical cotton are lepidoteran larvae , which is killed by the BT protein in the genetically modified cotton they eat. This eliminates the need to use large amounts of broad - spectrum insecticides to kill lepidopteran pests ( some of which have developed pyrethroid resistance ).
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