Isolation of an orally active insecticidal toxin from the venom of an Australian tarantula.

Many insect pests have developed resistance to existing chemical insecticides and consequently there is much interest in the development of new insecticidal compounds with novel modes of action. Although spiders have deployed insecticidal toxins in their venoms for over 250 million years, there is n...

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Main Authors: Margaret C Hardy, Norelle L Daly, Mehdi Mobli, Rodrigo A V Morales, Glenn F King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24039872/?tool=EBI