In a second article appearing in the same journal, a team of geneticists studying the tobacco budworm moth discovered a recessive gene (BtR - 4) that provides resistance to Bt toxin. (scientificamerican.com)
Published in the journal Environmental Research Letters today, the study looked at both mountain pine beetle and western spruce budworm outbreaks and unpacked the interaction between insect activity and fire severity. (scientificamerican.com)
Fertilization and strict weed and pest control are important; the plants are especially vulnerable to a number of pests and plant diseases like pepper budworm, mites, crickets, and aphids. (fieryfoodscentral.com)