With this in mind, we searched the
literature to identify plant species with nectar/insect associations
that might be tested for attractiveness to mosquitoes. Our end goal
is to identify a plant species whichcould serve as a transgenicmodel
system to study the delivery of mosquito toxin or pathogen control
proteins expressed in the nectar. A prime example of such a modulatory
protein would be the Cry proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis
israelensis, which show toxicity specific to mosquitoes and other
Nematocera