WASHINGTON, July 10, 2013- USDA recently released data summarizing the rapid adoption of herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant crops since their introduction in 1996. Based on USDA survey data, ...

LOS ANGELES — Planting genetically modified, pest-resistant corn can provide a halo effect — offering protection from insects to nearby corn plants that have not been engineered to kill bugs, ...

In recent years, a number of crops have been engineered to carry a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium that produces a protein that is fatal when ingested by insects. These so-called Bt ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Crops genetically modified with the bacterium Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) produce proteins that kill pest insects. Steady exposure has prompted concern that pests will develop ...

Evolution of resistance in pests can reduce the effectiveness of insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produced by transgenic crops. We analyzed results of 77 studies from five ...

A new study from North Carolina State University finds a significant shortfall in the amount of "refuge" cropland being planted in North Carolina -- likely increasing the rate at which crop pests will ...

Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) urged the State government to take a stance against the introduction of genetically modified crops. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, August 30, the ...