Here's how to spot, treat brown patch on St. Augustine
Q: We started to notice these spots in the St. Augustine in late summer and they are still here. They began as yellowed grass ...
Midwestern field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers' profits
An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the ...
The Express - Lock Haven7d
Spring preparations: DCNR encourages Pa. forest landowners to plan for spring spongy moth treatment
With yesterday’s sun and warm temperatures expected next week, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently ...
Nature3y
Use and Impact of Bt Maize
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 ...
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Researchers test genetically edited citrus tree that controls insects responsible for greening
That gene normally occurs in a soil-borne bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This gene provides instructions for the new citrus tree on how to make this protein. Thus, when you put the ...
The Scientist7y
Insects Are Increasingly Evolving Resistance to Genetically Modified Crops
For more than 20 years, farmers across the globe have been planting crops, including corn, cotton, and soybeans, that have been genetically modified to express insecticide genes from the bacterium ...
Case Western Reserve University5y
Marianne Pusztai-Carey, PhD
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a soil bacterium which produces proteinaceous inclusion bodies during sporulation. The inclusion bodies contain genetically encoded insecticidal proteins with very ...