CSIRO scientists helped develop this insect-resistant cotton variety, using a gene derived from a soil bacteria, Bacillus ...

A recent study from Michigan State University reveals that overplanting Bt corn in areas with low corn rootworm risk is causing the pest to grow more resistant. Bt corn is genetically modified to ...

Referral Centre for Molecular Diagnosis of Transgenic Planting Materials, National Research Centre on DNA Fingerprinting, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, ...

Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River, Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, ...

[TOKYO] Japan is to tighten its safety regulations on genetically modified crops following the publication last month of research suggesting that pollen from Bt corn could harm the larvae of monarch ...

Don't count bats as out of business just yet, though. Research on five continents suggests that several major crop pests have evolved Bt resistance in the last eight years. They include cotton ...

This post is the second of a two-part series on black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) and its impact on corn producers in Illinois. Part one discussed the biology and lifecycle of black cutworm, identifying ...

In an attempt to reduce the impact of key Lepidopteran pests in soybean crops, several regions of Brazil have increased the use of transgenic varieties expressing the Cry1Ac toxin. This toxin, derived ...