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Insect Resistance

Secretary of Ag Sonny Perdue Cannot Imagine Life Without Chlorpyrifos

Posted on September 26, 2018 in Hygeia's Blog, Pesticides | 493 Views | Leave a response
First, the back story. Over the years, the USDA has almost always sided with pesticide manufacturers and farmers, in opposition to EPA efforts to curtail or end the use of high-risk pesticides. The arguments advanced by the USDA are always basically the same: There are no viable alternatives to this pesticide. Consumers will face food […]

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“The Handy Bt Trait Table” Highlights the Slippage of Bt Corn Efficacy

Posted on February 20, 2017 in In The News, Pesticides | 209 Views | Leave a response
Chris DiFonzo, a Michigan State entomologist, has compiled with colleagues a farmer-friendly table of all GE corn traits and trade names. A special feature of the 2017 version of the table is getting a lot of attention – a column designating which insects, including the Southwestern corn borer larvae shown here, may be resistant to […]

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One More Bt Corn Trait Bites the Dust

Posted on December 17, 2016 in GMOs, Hot Science, Pesticides | 494 Views | Leave a response
It looks like Dow-DuPont’s genetically modified Herculex corn is no longer controlling the western bean cutworm.  This corn was engineered to express a protein called Cry1F, toxic to the pests that feed on corn kernels and lead to fungus growth.  This control failure is the latest in a series that are collectively undermining the efficacy […]

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