Plants are disclosed which are capable of expressing, in a tissue or tissues
susceptible to damage by feeding insects, an exogenous protein(s) such as fusolin
or a fusolin-like protein, to reduce damage to the plant by inhibiting feeding,
growth and/or development of insects. Feed baits comprising spindle bodies, spindle-like
bodies or constituent protein(s) thereof which inhibit feeding, growth and/or development
of insects are also disclosed.