Scientists refute Greenpeace claim that genetically modified corn caused new insect pest

Saturday, January 7, 2012 - 19:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Researchers refute claims by Greenpeace Germany that the western bean cutworm is "a new plant pest" that was "caused by genetically engineered corn." The Greenpeace Germany report offers a "surprisingly simplistic conclusion" regarding the spread of western bean cutworm over the last decade, according to researchers.

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