Bakterie Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) są szeroko stosowane jako substancje czynne w biologicznych środkach owadobójczych. Wysoka sku­teczność oraz selektywność działania sprawiły, że preparaty te stanowią obecnie około 90% światowego rynku bioinsektycydów. Biorąc pod uwagę obecne zapotrzebowanie na biologiczne środki ochrony roślin wynikające z uregulowań prawnych w wielu krajach, szacuje się że do 2030 roku wielkość globalnego rynku insektycydów Bt wzrośnie o 5,2%. Obecnie prowadzone badania nad Bt skupiają się na genetycznym doskonaleniu znanych i stosowanych już szczepów B. thuringiensis, opracowywaniu nowych formulacji biopreparatów oraz poszukiwaniu nowych, bardziej wirulentnych szczepów. Preparaty Bt są szeroko wykorzystywane w rolnictwie i leśnictwie do ochrony roślin przed szkodnikami, zwłaszcza motylami, a w mniejszym stopniu przed chrząszczami i muchówkami.

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria are widely used as active substances in biological insecticides. Their high efficacy and selectivity have led these products to constitute approximately 90% of the global bioinsecticide market. Given the current demand for biological crop protection products driven by legal regulations in many countries, it is estimated that by 2030, the size of the global Bt insecticide mar­ket will increase by 5.2%. Current research on Bt focuses on the genetic improvement of known and used B. thuringiensis strains, thedevelopment of new biopesticide formulations and the search for new, more virulent strains. Bt products are widely used in agriculture and forestry to protect plants from pests, particularly lepidopterans and, to a lesser extent, beetles and flies.

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