The transgenic maize has been engineered to express a toxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt) to fend off the European corn borer moth ( Ostrinia nubilalis). 转基因玉米被改造成表达一种苏云金杆菌(Bt)的毒素,从而抵御玉米螟(Ostrinianubilalis)。
Larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize. 欧洲玉米蛀虫蛾子的幼虫;玉米的一种严重的害虫。