WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Genetically modified seed designed to stop a destructive worm from devouring corn plants may itself take a bite out of some corn growers' profits, says a Purdue University ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — You can't teach old farmers new tricks for controlling corn rootworms. A Purdue University study found that as farmers approach late middle age, they are less likely to plant ...
Corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls, according to a new study published in the ...
A new study indicates that a popular type of genetically engineered corn--called Bt corn--may damage the ecology of streams draining Bt corn fields in ways that have not been previously considered by ...