Cross-resistance between Cry1A and Cry2A in 21 selection experiments. Insect strains were selected for resistance to a Cry1A toxin and subsequently evaluated for cross-resistance to Cry2A, or vice versa. The CRR is the LC50 (or IC50) of the toxin not used for selection (e.g., Cry2Ab) for the strain selected with the other toxin (e.g., Cry1Ac) divided by the LC50 (or IC50) of the toxin not used for selection (e.g., Cry2Ab) for an unselected, control strain. The expected value of log (CRR) is 0 if cross-resistance is absent and >0 if cross-resistance occurs. Nineteen of the 21 ratios were >0, indicating significant cross-resistance between Cry1A and Cry2A toxins. Insect strains were from the following species: Diatracea saccharalis (Ds), H. armigera (Ha), Helicoverpa punctigera (Hp), Heliothis virescens (Hv), H. zea (Hz), Pectinophora gossypiella (Pg), Plutella xylostella (Pg), and Trichoplusia ni (Tn).