GM crop use makes minor pests major problem

Growing cotton that has been genetically modified to poison its main pest can lead to a boom in the numbers of other insects, a ten-year study in northern China has found.

Nature News: 13 May 2010

Reference

Research published in Science: Lu, Y. et al. Science advance online publication doi:10.1126/science.1187881 (2010).

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