Pesticide use is surging among U.S. farmers who are worried about insect resistance to Bt corn. But scientists warn that overuse of chemicals may create a worse problem down the road. Pesticide use is ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Planting Bt corn fence row to fence row could potentially eliminate it from farmers' list of options for pest control, two Purdue University entomologists warn. The corn is ...

A cocktail of insecticides containing a plant protein and a common insecticide may be more lethal to crop pests than either ingredient used alone, according to biologists. The one-two punch also ...

A new way to combat resistant pests stems from discovering how the widely used natural insecticide Bt kills insects. Figuring out how Bt toxins punch holes in the cells of an insect's gut was the key ...

By Christine WanjikuIn Lamu County, Simon Muguro, a cotton farmer, made a decision that many others are grappling with.After years of battling the cotton bollworm, one of the most destructive pests in ...

AMES — Western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn is increasing, and if farmers hope to maintain Bt traits as tools, they need to diversify their management, said Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State ...

To combat insect resistance to the widely used pesticide Bt, an international research team has announced a new way to restore the pesticide’s punch. The insect-killing Bt toxins take their name from ...

“This is the first paper published showing offsite benefits to other host plants for a pest like the corn borer, which is a significant pest for many other crops like green beans and peppers,” study ...