If left unchecked, insect pests can devastate crops. To minimize damage and reduce the need for insecticide sprays, crops ...

Researchers used genomics to investigate the genetic changes causing resistance to transgenic crops in field populations of the corn earworm, also known as cotton bollworm or Helicoverpa zea. They ...

crop plants have been genetically engineered to produce proteins from the common bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt. Unlike broad-spectrum insecticides, Bt proteins are active against relatively ...

crop plants have been genetically engineered to produce proteins from the common bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt. Unlike broad-spectrum insecticides, Bt proteins are active against ...

Insect pests can destroy crops if they are not controlled. Crops that produce bacterial proteins that kill important pests ...

Top the soil with a barrier. Cover the soil with a thin layer of sand, diatomaceous earth, or fine gravel. This barrier makes ...

Pyrethroids are typically inexpensive insecticides that are effective ... you can turn to products that use bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis galleriae. The bacteria, known as Bt, is nontoxic ...

Experts say Bacillus thuringiensis, beneficial nematodes, pyrethroids and chlorantraniliprole insecticides are some of the best methods to get rid of armyworms in your lawn. The fall armyworm outbreak ...

Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis which is a bacteria derivative ... It is considered an organic insecticide and is very effective for a short period after it is applied. If you grow winter ...

He said the larvicides – Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and S ... had lost trust in the program after an organophosphate insecticide locals feared was unsafe, which is legal in Australia ...

A ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect the nation's lower-income consumers and have a negative impact on U.S. sale of corn, 90 percent of which is genetically ...