The research team led by Prof. Zhang Jie independently developed the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis engineering bacteria G033A. This biopesticide solves the problem that no available efficient green pesticides can control flea beetle and important invasive pests, such as fall armyworm, potato beetle, and tomato leaf miner. It is the first genetically engineered microbial pesticide with independent intellectual property rights in China, breaking the monopoly of foreign countries. It showed high activity against important Coleopteran and Lepidopteran pests, and the field control efficacy was more than 85%. The genetically engineered bacteria G033A has been applied to 80,000 ha in 16 provinces and autonomous regions such as Guangdong and Guangxi, effectively saving labor and pesticide costs. The G033A leads the new direction of microbial pesticide development in China. It won the first prize in the 14th China Pesticide Industry Association Technology Innovation Award.

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Control of Spodoptera frugiperda by Bt genetically engineered strain G033A in the field (Nanning, Guangxi)