In 1992 this beetle was discovered in Europe. Federici, B. A. "Case study: Bt crops - a novel mode of insect control," in Genetically Modified Crops: Assessing Safety, ed. K. T. Atherton (Taylor ...

An analysis of 40 years of data also finds declines in pest populations after the introduction of the GM crop. Shawna was an editor at The ... Atlantic region of the U.S. in the 20 years before Bt ...

The use of Bt varieties has dramatically reduced the amount of pesticide applied to cotton crops. But the effects of genetic engineering on pesticide use with more widely grown crops are less ...

For more than 20 years, farmers across the globe have been planting crops, including corn, cotton, and soybeans, that have been genetically modified to express insecticide genes from the bacterium ...

A controversial report claims that traits introduced to food crops by genetic engineering (GE) have had, at best, a minor impact on yield. The report, Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nearly half of American farms grow genetically modified crops such as Bt corn or glyphosate-resistant (Roundup-ready) soybeans. Peter Goldsbrough, a plant scientist and expert ...

Thanks to the ongoing work and diligence by Chris DiFonzo, PhD, Michigan State University, corn growers have access to the updated Handy Bt Trait Table. The table – now in its 22nd year ...

A recent court decision halting the production of the genetically modified crops Golden Rice and Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) eggplant may impact on the country’s food security and may cause ...

By Samuel SAMThe Songotra T, a genetically modified variety of cowpea, is gaining popularity among smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana due to its ability to resist the destructive insect, Maruca pod ...