Insect resistance to Bt crops – when is it likely?

A University of Arizona survey of 77 studies, released in 2013, found “well-documented cases of field-evolved resistance to Bt crops in five major pests as of 2010, compared with only one case in 2005. Three of the five cases were in the United States, where farmers have planted about half of the world’s Bt crop acreage.” In… » Read More

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