ADSL and infection: These pest insects have a robust immune system based on hemocytes, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), phenoloxidase (PO), lysozyme, nodulation, encapsulation, phagocytosis, and other mechanisms acting in different immune pathways, which are activated in response to infection [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34], including that caused by the Bt bacterium and Bt proteins [20,25,31,35].