Beneficial Insects and Nematodes are not Harmed by Genetically-modified, Insect-resistant Plants
A large body of literature has shown that genetically-modified plants that produce proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to protect themselves from insect pests have little to no effect […]
Canadian Teen Publishes Research on Diamondback Moth Parasitoids
Adamo Young, a grade-12 student in Ottawa who loves science, recently published research on a wasp that is an efficient killer of an agricultural pest. His article, “War of the […]
DNA Analysis Finds New Diamondback Moth Species in Australia
The tiny diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) gets its common name from the array of diamond shapes along the margin of its forewing. Despite their diminutive size, the caterpillars of the […]