In addition to producing two Bt toxins to kill any western corn rootworm larvae that try to eat it, the plant produces a piece of RNA that shuts down a specific gene inside the larvae, killing them. (newscientist.com)
The bacterium targets agricultural pests, such as corn rootworm and Colorado potato beetle, but leaves pollinators like bees unharmed. (discovermagazine.com)
By contrast, control fields were planted to a greater diversity of crops and employed an array of management practices to control corn rootworm (Table 1). (journals.plos.org)