Could 'Trojan horse'-type microorganisms that exploit symbiotic systems be candidates for new biological pesticides?

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Researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with researchers from The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) and Akita Prefectural University, have discovered a new insect pathogen that invades the gut symbiotic organ of stink bugs by mimicking their symbiotic microorganism, ultimately killing the host bugs.