Busseola Fusca Caterpillars Resistant To GM Maize

Like many other transgenic crops, Bt maize synthesises its own pesticide - a toxic protein produced in its leaves and stems, which kills pests in a matter of days. It's perfect, except, as will eventually happen in all pest control instances, when insect populations develop resistance to the toxin.  That is why there are controls on how much Bt maize is in an area. To date, management strategies implemented to delay the evolution of resistance have been successful. read more

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