Insecticidal toxins are specialized proteins produced by certain bacteria and other organisms that can effectively kill or incapacitate insects. These toxins play a crucial role in the survival ...

Examples include moths that flash brightly colored hindwings, lizards that drop their tails, and insect larvae that discharge ... colored individual is toxic. Toxins may be manufactured within ...

Ph.D. research by Magda Rogowska-van der Molen, in collaboration with plant biologist Silvia Coolen, shows that the bacteria of the shield bug protect the insect by degrading plant toxins.

for example toxins from the crops have been detected in some people's blood. GM crops could cause allergic reactions in people. Pollen produced by the plants could be toxic and harm insects that ...