A new study cracks the code for increasing sustainability of the pest-killing proteins in genetically engineered crops.

The European Corn Borer (ECB), one of North America’s most destructive crop pests, has been effectively managed for more than ...

4. Does Bt corn or Bt cotton only kill specific pests that damage the crop? a. The Bt toxin kills all insects. b. The Bt toxin kills European corn borer and other flying insects. c. The Bt toxin kills ...

They found that average European corn borer damage to control plots of peppers declined 78 percent from the period between 1980-1995 and the period between 1996-2015, and that in New Jersey, ...

Interestingly, due to the introduction of Bt maize, recent research suggests there has been an areawide suppression of European corn borer populations (Hutchison et al. 2010). This is beneficial ...