What do Bt-resistant pink bollworms found in fields in India have to do with U.S. agriculture? A lot. In 2008, the discovery of Bt-resistant pink bollworm in India wasn’t a big surprise. Insects are ...

Farmers in dozens of countries have embraced crops genetically engineered to produce proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria that kill some key pests yet are safe for people and wildlife.

Researchers used genomics to investigate the genetic changes causing resistance to transgenic crops in field populations of the corn earworm, also known as cotton bollworm or Helicoverpa zea. They ...

Evolution may be more powerful than genetic engineering. A type of insect has developed the ability to survive while feeding on corn or cotton that's been genetically engineered to poison it, says ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 21, 2023) Into the annals of “entropic methods of agricultural pest control” arrives recent research showing that pests are, unsurprisingly, developing resistance to a ...

In October, The Hindu.com reported that 75 percent of India’s cotton crop had been damaged by whitefly, an agricultural pest that is very difficult to manage. At the same time, Punjab Agricultural ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that produces a range of proteinaceous toxins active against insect larvae. The primary insecticidal agents are crystalline ...

If left unchecked, insect pests can devastate crops. To minimize damage and reduce the need for insecticide sprays, crops have been genetically engineered to produce bacterial proteins that kill key ...

If left unchecked, insect pests can devastate crops. To minimize damage and reduce the need for insecticide sprays, crops have been genetically engineered to produce bacterial proteins that kill key ...