Pests in China are beginning to show signs of resistance to Bt Cotton © AgriLife Today (CC BY-NC-ND)
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including an advance in biological control, tips to drain soil, making the land usable and a study to develop strategies against Bollworm resistance to Bt Cotton in China.
Click on the link to read more of the latest plant health news!
- Can Scientists (and Wasps) Save Orange Juice? [Slide Show and Video]
Scientific American, 25th February 2013 - Mutated Moth Genes May Lead to Environmentally Friendly Pest Control
Environmental News Network, 22nd February 2013
- Developing countries plant most GM crops
FWi – Arable News, 21st February 2013 - Even sickly OSR can offer good returns
FWi – Arable News, 21st February 2013 - UA Entomologists Partner with China to Thwart Bollworm Resistance to Bt Cotton
UANews Science and Technology, 19th February 2013 - Nigeria: Researchers Empower the Poor Through Cassava Productivity
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 19th February 2013 - Tips to help drain soils and get on the land
FWi – Arable News, 18th February 2013 - Microbes team up to boost plants’ stress tolerance
EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 17th February 2013 - Plants prevent fitness loss by caterpillars
[Wetenschap] Resource, 14th February 2013 - Advance promises to expand biological control of crop pests
EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 13th February 2013
See more plant health news on the Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
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“Pests in China are beginning to show signs of resistance to Bt Cotton © AgriLife Today (CC BY-NC-ND)”
Wow, this is not a good sign. Just as bacteria has become resistant to antibiotics, the pests are evolving; just what is the next step? Are we going to use even more powerful chemicals? It seems to me that evolution is surpassing our ability to manufacture a solution, which is driving us to bring chemicals to the marketplace without thoroughly testing them. Which is worse, pests or harmful chemicals?
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