Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

Almost 30% of farmers in the US are failing to comply with management protocols designed to prevent the emergence of insects resistant to Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) toxins, according to a survey ...

“It’s a leader in the resistance movement and is the first insect to have developed resistance to Bt.” Shelton is using technology developed by Oxitec to target DBM. Oxitec, at the vanguard ...

In one county in England, these "super rats" have built up such resistance to certain toxins that they can consume five times as much poison as rats in other counties before dying. From insect ...

c. Gone up on some but no change on others. d. Gone down on some crops but there is little or no change on others. e. Not changed. 3. Will insects develop resistance to the toxins produced in Bt corn?

Now, after the EU approved the sale of insects for human consumption earlier this year, will there be a shift in attitudes across Europe? Well, nowhere in Europe is there more resistance to eating ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

As the vertebrate monsters have waxed and waned, the insects have gone on mating and hatching and, as they do, populating every swamp, tree, and patch of soil. We talk about the age of dinosaurs ...

insecticide resistance emerges quickly when a new chemical treatment is used to target a species of insect. The new pesticide ...

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Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...