| Abstract: | Insensibility of larvae with different chromosomal inversions to the toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) was examined. It has been shown that larvae with inversion combinations XL0(XL1)2R0-3R0-3L0 had greater variability after treatment with Bti than larvae with inversions XL1(XL2)2R1-3R1-3L1(3L0). The former inversion combinations were previously shown to dominate in the south of the species area and to be supported by K-selection. The latter inversion combinations form "northest" karyotypes and are supported by r-selection. It is obvious that genetic effects of treatments with Bti depend on the population's structure and the directions of natural selection. The decrease in the level of heterozygotes after treatment of larvae with Bti reflects destruction of the system of genetic homeostasis in the natural populations of A. messeae. |
