Substituting sex for insecticides

The New York Times reports on a potential solution for a highly adaptive pest that targets kale, broccoli and other cabbage-family vegetables. Damage from the diamondback moth costs farmers $5 billion worldwide. The problem stems from the moth’s ability to adapt to insecticides, which forces farmers to spray a rotating suite of chemicals. Scientists are now field-testing… » Read More

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