Nearly 30 years ago, Australia's first genetically modified field crop was planted: Bt cotton. CSIRO scientists helped develop this insect-resistant cotton variety, using a gene derived from a soil ...

Using pests as part of an insect birth control program helps to get rid of them, UA researchers find. A new approach that combines the planting of pest-resistant cotton and releasing large numbers of ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US — First commercially introduced for major field crops in 1996, adoption of genetically engineered (GE) seed varieties came quickly and currently is over 90% for corn, cotton and ...

Researchers have confirmed a growing insect resistance to biotech crops. Rootworms are the most recent insect to develop resistance in the U.S. along with bollworms in cotton. University of Arizona ...

U.S. farmers are using more hazardous pesticides to fight weeds and insects due largely to heavy adoption of genetically modified crop technologies that are sparking a rise of "superweeds" and hard-to ...

The US Army has put the call out for new homegrown uniforms that are not only fire retardant but also insect repellent, and a team led by Dr. Ramaswamy Nagarajan at the University of Massachusetts ...

Long-term changes in land use, climate, and agricultural technologies may affect pest severity and management. The influences of these major drivers can only be identified by analyzing long-term data.