An international initiative is developing a scientifically rigorous approach to evaluate the potential risks to nontarget arthropods (NTAs) posed by insect-resistant, genetically modified (IRGM ...

They got their bug-resistant features from a kind of bacteria that lives in the soil, called Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, which is poisonous to the larval stage of some major insect pests ...

Beneficial insects, nematodes not harmed by genetically modified, insect-resistant crops, studies show. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 02 ...

Delineating four categories of field-evolved resistance of pests to Bt crops, through analysis of 77 studies carried out in five continents from 1996 to 2012, should inform future pest management ...

There is some evidence that GE insect-resistant crops have had benefits to human health by reducing insecticide poisonings. In addition, several GE crops are in development that are designed to ...

There are other cases — in the Chinese struggle with the cotton bollworm, for instance — where insect-resistant crops have not even led to a 25 percent drop in insecticides.

•The insect resistant (IR) technology used in cotton and corn has consistently delivered yield gains from reduced pest damage. The average yield gains over the 1996-2014 period across all users ...

David Fischhoff is recognized as a leading scientist in the development and commercialization of crops that deter plant-destroying insects. He is an inventor on several patents in that field. Four ...

NEW YORK -- An affiliate of Dow Chemical Co.'s AgroSciences unit on Tuesday was granted U.S. patent rights to a protein in plants that enables crops to protect themselves from insects. The patent ...

Unlike insect-resistant crops, which opened the door to alternative forms of pest management, herbicide-tolerant crops narrowed weed control options to a single obvious solution.

Scientists have already warned that climate change likely will impact the food we grow. From rising global temperatures to more frequent “extreme” weather events like droughts and floods ...