New Mechanism for Bt Resistance in Caterpillars

Wednesday, January 9, 2013: 5:15 PM
Salon I (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
J.B. van Kretschmar , North Carolina State University
Anirudh Dhammi , North Carolina State University
R. Michael Roe , North Carolina State University
A potential new mechanism for caterpillar resistance to Bt transgenic crops will be presented. If this mechanism is correct, it could also be a broad mechanism for resistance to other protein toxins and the use of RNAi in insect control.