Rapid spread of a symbiotic virus in a major crop pest following wide-scale adoption of Bt-cotton in China
K. Wu, Y. Xiao, P. Xu, K. Wilson, A. Bravo, M. Soberon, X. Yang, H. Yuan, M. Jin, W. Zheng, W. Li
The paper shows that Bt-cotton adoption in China increased the prevalence of a symbiotic virus in the cotton bollworm, enhancing its resistance to Bt-cotton.
bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2021Ecology