Tag Archives: insecticide resistance

A pest aphid which nicotine doesn’t kill

Posted on December 15, 2013 by argylesock

Three of the pesticides called neonics (neonicotinoids) are under a temporary ban here in Europe. It’s because there’s evidence that they kill bees. Of course bee-killing isn’t the reason neonics were used, and still are used in several countries. They’re … Continue reading →

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Bt crops

Posted on December 8, 2013 by argylesock

The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) does what its name says it will do. Among other things, it promotes genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered, GE) crops. On the other side of this heated debate, GM Watch … Continue reading →

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New strategy required for delaying insect resistance to Bt crops

Posted on September 29, 2013 by argylesock

arglesock says… We knew that pests would evolve resistance to Bt toxin. I wrote recently about the African maize stalk borer (Busseola fusca) evolving resistance that’s inherited as a dominant trait, making it harder for farmers to control. If I … Continue reading →

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GMO Corn Fails To Protect Fields From Pest Damage

Posted on September 24, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Ann Novek( Luure)–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors:
Researchers in the key corn-growing state of Illinois are finding significant damage from rootworms in farm fields planted in a rotation with a genetically…

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Pest evolves better resistance to insecticidal GM crops

Posted on September 21, 2013 by argylesock

A few days ago I reblogged a post about genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered, GE) crops. I said that in my opinion, my fellow blogger Nasir Butt at Agriculture Information Bank sounds a little bit naïve in that … Continue reading →

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World Mosquito Day – a Wellcome Perspective

Posted on August 21, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… I’m a day late with this reblog. How many more people have died of malaria in that day?

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New Mapping Tool Tracks Insecticide Resistance In Malaria Carrying Mosquitoes

Posted on July 6, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… When I blog about human populations growing, it’s too easy for us in the rich world to assume that birth control can fix that. But it’s not so easy when you know that your kids will face a … Continue reading →

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Expect more soil insecticide used with Bt hybrids

Posted on April 8, 2013 by argylesock

Some of the most popular genetically modified (GM) crops carry the gene for an insecticide which occurs naturally in the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. GM crops of this kind, called Bt crops, make the insecticide (Bt toxin) in their own … Continue reading →

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