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| He and his colleagues found an ideal test insect, the widespread diamondback moth, which evolved resistance to Bt sprays in Hawaii. Amongst the products from the neem tree is azadirachtin, an insecticide ingredient which breaks the reproductive cycle of a number of hard to control pests including white flies, gypsy months, diamondback moths, mushroom flies, leafminers, Japanese beetles, Colorado potato beetles and leafrollers. In caterpillars of the diamondback moth, a pest of cabbages and related crops, a single recessive trait confers resistance to four Bt toxins. |
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